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A review by pn_hinton
Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole
5.0
It's hard to write a long review over short story but I'll try to highlight a few key points.
--The history here was very accurate and, for me, a little more easily digestible than 'An Extraordinary Union', which was harder for to read because of the Civil War setting. I know that may seem odd but at least with this one, knowing the time and place and knowing what 1967 would bring made it a bit easier to read. I do need to finish the read of the Loyal League series though at some point.
-- I loved the old friends to lovers set up. I loved it even more that there were hints that their mothers knew before they did, in the snippets of history.
-- Food can always be a quite unifier.
-- Everything was wrapped up in a believable way. Racism didn't just end and there were still some tensions surrounding their relationship. But, again with the court case of 1967, they were able to get married and try to start a family which made me smile.
--The history here was very accurate and, for me, a little more easily digestible than 'An Extraordinary Union', which was harder for to read because of the Civil War setting. I know that may seem odd but at least with this one, knowing the time and place and knowing what 1967 would bring made it a bit easier to read. I do need to finish the read of the Loyal League series though at some point.
-- I loved the old friends to lovers set up. I loved it even more that there were hints that their mothers knew before they did, in the snippets of history.
-- Food can always be a quite unifier.
-- Everything was wrapped up in a believable way. Racism didn't just end and there were still some tensions surrounding their relationship. But, again with the court case of 1967, they were able to get married and try to start a family which made me smile.