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Name : Beverly B.

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The Vow: A Novel by Denene Millner, Angela Burt-Murray, Mitzi Miller
 
Three professional African American women make a "vow" to marry within a year.

This book develops some interesting characters, but towards the middle of the book the characters are so busy trying to make the vow "happen" for them, that they don't use their heads as much as their emotions. I found some of the scenarios, that the characters get themselves into, to be a bit unrealistic. I also felt that the end of the book was somewhat predictable and that the authors wanted to make the characters and the readers "happy". Nice sentiment, but the causes would not lead to the "convenient" happiness that the characters achieved. However, the book does spark interesting discussion topics for any book club.

Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson
 
Dramatic, Fun, Dark
The book takes you on a tumultuous ride, whose characters you either love or hate

I enjoyed the writing style that the author used. Knowing the characters thoughts during different situations, at times, were quite humorous. Reading the evolution of the main character's ascent from adolescence to adulthood was at times sad, but it did make for interesting reading. Overall the book was good and gives a small peak into a slice of the South that may not be familiar to most.

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