We’re baaaack. Happy New Year everyone. So far 2020 has been fabulous, I hope the same is true for you and will continue to be so. To start
off our review year we chose Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole (one of my all time
favorite writers). It didn’t hit me until I started reading it just how
appropriate the book is for Black History Month. A great choice for February.
Remember to stop by Constantine and Baryeh’s blogs to see what they thought of
the book.
Blurb
Sofronia Wallis knows that proper Black women don’t court trouble by upending the status quo, but it’s 1961 and the Civil Rights movement is in full swing. Sofie’s spent half her life being prim, proper, and reserved—as if that could bring her mother back—but the nonviolent protests happening across the South bring out her inner agitator.
Ivan Friedman has devoted his life to boxing, loving the finesse of a well-delivered punch and the penance of receiving one. His family escaped from Europe before the horrors of WWII, and Ivan decides to help fight injustice in their new country, even if it goes against all his instincts as a fighter.
When Ivan and Sofie meet, they realize that their pasts are intertwined and—with the sparks that fly between them—perhaps their futures will be too. With everything in their society lined up against them, will Sofie and Ivan be able to beat the odds? Or will their chance at love be destroyed by the tumultuous times they live in?
Sofronia Wallis knows that proper Black women don’t court trouble by upending the status quo, but it’s 1961 and the Civil Rights movement is in full swing. Sofie’s spent half her life being prim, proper, and reserved—as if that could bring her mother back—but the nonviolent protests happening across the South bring out her inner agitator.
Ivan Friedman has devoted his life to boxing, loving the finesse of a well-delivered punch and the penance of receiving one. His family escaped from Europe before the horrors of WWII, and Ivan decides to help fight injustice in their new country, even if it goes against all his instincts as a fighter.
When Ivan and Sofie meet, they realize that their pasts are intertwined and—with the sparks that fly between them—perhaps their futures will be too. With everything in their society lined up against them, will Sofie and Ivan be able to beat the odds? Or will their chance at love be destroyed by the tumultuous times they live in?
My Review
A spectacular read that had me engrossed in the characters
lives and the stressful environment they lived. This is a historical romance
that bought the issues of race, equal rights and differences of religion to the
forefront. I’ll be honest and say that stories about historical race relations
tends to get me upset because the truth of people encountering such situations was
and still is real.
Ms. Cole’s telling of Sofie and Ivan’s story was both heart-breaking
and inspiring. The story had me on pins and needles wondering just how it would
end. I was satisfied with how it turned out.
I give this book five out of five boxing glove shaped chocolate
bars.
I purchased my copy from Amazon
UK on sale for $0.99 which I think is still going on.
Good Review, Nana. We're on the same page this time.
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