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this felt like #ownvoices a bit, and from the author’s note seems like it was

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

June 5, 2022 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

CW: racism (white/non-Black characters use the n-word, written as “n-word,” in action adjacent to the main characters; typical racist arguments are made about affirmative action, etc–these are precipitating events for our protagonist to realize that she isn’t actually cool with such incidents) Last of the books from my backlog and then I’m caught up with reviews!!! This is another book that I cannot remember the source of–I checked it out and then read it in pretty short order. Probably the last of the random reads, […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Joya Goffney

wicherwill's CBR14 Review No:71 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Joya Goffney ·
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Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl

Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney

April 7, 2022 by Classic 2 Comments

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. Wow. What a very good/solid book. I laughed a few times and also had so much sympathy for the main character Monique, otherwise known as Mo. I think this is the first book I have read in a while that really resonated with my upbringing. I was raised in the Black Baptist church as is the fictional character. And boy I had some flashbacks to conversations I had […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Joya Goffney

Classic's CBR14 Review No:86 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Joya Goffney ·
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