Nikki-Michelle's Spot

I've heard a lot of great things about Ms. House, and she'd been on my TBR list for a while. A few weeks back, I decided to pick up Shu from her Dem Boys series. Enjoyed that one and decided I liked Ms. House's writing and read that whole series. Fast forward to now and I've listened to Let Me Love You. I can not say I was disappointed. Ms. House does a great job of pulling you into the story and getting you invested in the characters. I liked Big South from the moment I met him. He was most consistent throughout the story. He did not flip-flop. He stayed true to character the whole time and I loved that. He was charming, a bit rough around the edges, but his heart was true, and he was real. He went after Jo, pursued and wooed her until he made her his. He was a true gentleman and I appreciated that. Jo...I was iffy about Jo. She annoyed me to no end with all her whining and putting herself down at every turn. I was over her always fighting South about things tha

Anytime EJD drops new work, I get excited. And just like I do when all his books are released, I ran to cop this one. No matter what EJD writes, I can assure you a few things for certain: 1.  You gon’ learn a few new words. Big words. Small words. Words from other languages. Oh, you gon’ learn today! 2.  You will meet at least three characters who will stick with you long after the books ends. 3.  You will find Black women. Beautiful Black women. Black women of all shades, sizes and hues. Smart, cultured Black women. You may even find a few crazy Black women, but you know, Black women. 4.  You will find Black men. Beautiful Black men. Fine-arse Black men. Black men who make you want to jump through the pages and lay yourself bare. Black men who love Black women. Black men protecting Black women. Black men of all shades, sizes and hues. You will find a few crazy-arse Black men who will beat you (other men) to death with bare hands or shoot the sh*t out of you or beat y