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Talk Sweetly To Me (2014)

by Courtney Milan(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Courtney Milan

review 1: I really wanted to liked this book. I was so excited when I first read the premise: it's about a black, glasses-wearing mathematician named Rose and her Irish, promiscuous, feminist boyfriend. I WAS REALLY READY TO READ MY OWN ENJOYMENT INTO IT. But alas, it just didn't quite work for me. There's nothing really wrong with the book – the biggest complaint I have is that the characters have supposedly just met and don't know each other well, but they relate as though they've been acquaintances (at least) for ages. At some points, it's almost unclear how they know each other, or why they want to. Mostly though, I guess the best way to put it is that it lacked a spark. Though it's also possible that my expectations were too high.
review 2: I needed this book, tod... moreay. I needed a reminder that while the world will persist in undervaluing and overlooking women, sometimes there are triumphs and kindnesses, and sometimes love really does conquer all. This novella felt a bit more conventional than Milan's other stories, and it felt a little bit less careful and deliberate. I liked that it took a step into a slightly more diverse England, but there is (of course) a part of my brain that wonders if it were a large enough step. Bottom line, though: this is one of the sweetest romances I've read in a long time, and I really needed that. less

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