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A review by mariamsaidwhat
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband? by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Yinka is immature and seems younger than her thirty-something years. It also feels like I was tricked into thinking this would be a rom-com so I would pick it up. Somehow, I still don’t (totally) mind. It was refreshing to read about someone in her 30s dealing with her insecurities and not being forced into the perfect HEA by the end of the book. I would’ve loved an HEA, but the possibility of something felt more real than any other ending would have.
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Grief, and Death of parent
There is a good amount dealing with the negative toll of colorism on her emotional state by the main character who is a dark-skinned Black woman.