Friday, September 23, 2022

Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle - HIGH

Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
, 310 pages. Simon and Schuster Teen, 2022. $16

Language: R (83 swears, 7 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (making out, twerking, suggestive jokes, drugs mentioned; Violence: PG-13 (bullying)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

All of Danielle Ford's life she's been skeptical about love. Romantic movies, books and songs never have struck her fancy. Until Prince Jones, a high school radio host who is savvy in the love industry, attempts to sweep her off her feet. Taking her to exciting, romantic and unique dates all to prove that love and chivalry isn't dead. As Prince and Danielle start spending more and more time together will Danielle be able to guard her heart or will she fall for the smooth talking radio host?

Love Radio is the perfect book to cuddle up in a blanket, in your basement. It's just so cute! Danielle and Prince have such good chemistry and the scenes are so original, they aren't just your typical romcom tropes. My one complaint is that the main characters were complex and fun to read about, but the side characters were flat and static. I know that they are side characters but a bit more thought into creating them would've been nice. Danielle Ford is described with "chestnut" skin and she has wavy black hair that is usually kept in braids. Prince is described with "dark" skin and he has dark hair as well. Both of their friends, family members and every character in the book has either "dark", "chestnut" or "chocolate" skin.

Kenzie Hoehne 

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