Jessica P. Pryde (Editor), Beverly Jenkins (Contributor), Allie K. Parker (Contributor), Carole V. Bell (Contributor), Nicole M. Jackson (Contributor), Adriana Herrera (Contributor), Margo Hendricks (Contributor), Jasmine Guillory (Contributor), Julie E. Moody-Freeman (Contributor), Kosoko Jackson (Contributor), Piper Huguley (Contributor), Sarah Hannah Gómez (Contributor), Da’Shaun Harrison (Contributor), Christina C. Jones (Contributor)
Book Review
Rating: unrated or ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️
Method Of Reading: On my ereader
Book Publication Date: February 1 2022
How I Acquired Book: Library loan
Pre-read Thoughts: I saw this book recommended as an important read regarding romance books.
During Read Thoughts: I read this book a few weeks ago and forgot to to a blog post on it, so I do not have during read thoughts.
Post Read Thoughts: My entire perception and understanding of romance books and the romance genre and the publishing industry as a whole shifted. As I am new to the world of reading regularly, many of the things in the publishing world do not make sense to me. I was not a romance reader before I read this book as I struggled to find myself connecting to them, and they did not seem interesting to me. After reading this book, a lot of things make sense.
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My main takeaway from this book is that the romance genre is heavily dominated by white voices and that representation is not just important, its crucial.
This is a book I think everyone needs to read as soon as they can. I am still processing this book, as it changed how I look at and think about books.
This book educated me, made me feel uncomfortable, challenged me, and changed my taste and viewpoint on the romance genre as a whole. That is a lot of impact in one book, and I do not know if I have the proper words currently do describe the impact this book left on me.
I categorized this book as romance even thought it is technically nonfiction and a collection of essays because it talks about the romance genre itself.
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