Thursday, September 28, 2023

Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton - OPTIONAL

Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton
, et al, 256 pages. Quill Tree, 2021. $13 (paperback) Language: R (100+ swears, 9 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

A group of friends and acquaintances is scattered across NYC - getting ready for a block party that night. But suddenly the power goes out. Now the party needs a generator, now some a stuck, some are determined. Each story of black love and friendship carries the promise of love. 

Clayton and friends weave short romance stories together, with Clayton’s story providing the structure. Some of the connections are tenuous - and the last story doesn’t bring everything to a satisfying conclusion - only bits of threads loosely joined, instead of woven into a whole. But my need for cute romance stories was satisfied. 

Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS  

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