Review: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie

His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie 

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Published: September 2020
 

"Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding." 

When a book starts like that, you have to keep going until the very end. How can the groom not show up for the wedding? I had never heard of anything like that before. In Ghana, Afi is ready to marry Eli. His family is not happy with him because he is with a woman they do not approve of and he has gotten her pregnant. Afi waits nearly two months before she even sees her husband for the first time. Their marriage is not what she expected and she puts her foot down about it. But, in Africa, that is not how wives are supposed to act. Will her actions make her husband draw closer to her or further away?

Thank to Algonquin and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This book hooked me from the opening line. How the hell are you not going to go to your own wedding and then wait months to see your wife? I know I could never agree to something like that. I would have felt as if I was left at the altar. Then he has a whole other woman that he and his family promises will be going away, but will she ever?

One thing I can say about Afi is that she didn't wait around for her husband every day. She went out and did something with her life. Even though she didn't have to work and she could have sat around the house all day watching soap operas, she chose to do more. She went to fashion school to improve her sewing skills. She had a house built for her mother and opened her own boutique. Even though she was pulled in different directions concerning her marriage, she still went her own way and did what she thought was best for her and her life.

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PRAISE:

“A delightful debut novel… Crazy Rich Asians for West Africa.”

—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

“A hilarious, page-turning, sharply realized portrait of modern womanhood in the most infuriating of circumstances.

A gem of a debut.”

—Wayetu Moore, author of She Would Be King

"A unique and unapologetic marriage story that shines with honesty, humanity, power and grace: once you pick this

book up, you won't be able to put it down. Medie's urgent, intimate voice is exactly what the world needs right now."

—Mathangi Subramanian, author of A People’s History of Heaven

“Its message bold and its viewpoint appealing, His Only Wife is an inspiring novel.”

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Review: Stripped Bare by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook

Stripped Bare by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Published: May 2019

Eli loves his little sister and he would do just about anything for her. So when she asks him to help her friend, Karis, fix up her bakery he is obliged to do the job. When Eli walks into the bakery, he sees the job is a lot more than he signed up for. But when he lays eyes on Karis, all thoughts about the work go out the window. He would do anything to help this pretty girl.

Thank you to Frankie Love and C.M. Seabrook for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I picked this book up at night before I went to bed. I thought I would read just a couple of chapters since I was exhausted and had a big day the next day. When I saw that it would only take me 45 minutes to read, I decided to just go for it. I think even if the book was 2 hours to read, I may have stayed up to read it.

This is a fast paced novel that goes from strangers to naked very quickly. If you're looking for a quick romance that will leave you hot and bothered, pick up this book right away.


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Review: Finding Our Forever by Brenda Novak

Finding Our Forever by Brenda Novak
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Cora has just moved to the town of Silver Springs California, hoping to start a new life with a new job teaching art. She's teaching a a school for troubled boys called, New Horizons and Cora is really drawn to its founder Aiyana. Besides the teaching job, Cora has other reasons to be in Silver Springs. Will she be able to find the answers she is looking for, or will the decisions she makes along the way hinder her ability to discover the truth about herself?

While I have many Brenda Novak books on my Kindle, this is the first of her titles that I have actually read. I was drawn to this book initially because of its setting of Silver Springs, the town I live in is called Silver Spring. I was even more drawn to the book by the characters because I have members of my immediate family with similar names to the characters in the book.

Cora Kelly was adopted 28 years ago. Since that time she has been on a quest to find her mother and find out why. She loves her adoptive parents wholeheartedly, but still has a desire to know where she comes from. Her birth mother was at a reasonable age to keep a child, 21, so what were the circumstances that made her decide that adoption was the best idea, especially since in her investigation she finds out that her birth mother has adopted several children over the years.

This was a very compelling story. It drew me in immediately and I couldn't put it down. I read it in just a few hours over a couple of days. I can't imagine what it would be like to not know your birth parents. And then searching your whole life to find them, with a closed adoption. In Cora's quest to find all this information, she falls in love and faces conflict with her adoptive parents. It's a great story for everyone who likes a little romance in their lives.

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