Black Rainbow

by J J McAvoy

• ISBN10: 151770507X
• ISBN13: 9781517705077
• Publish Date: 6 October 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Rowena]

When Ames told me about this book, I really wanted to check it out because How to get Away with Murder? I can dig it. So I had some pretty high hopes going into the story and at first, I didn’t think that I was going to finish it. I thought the dialogue was pretty cheesy and Thea low key got on my nerves with her attitude but for some reason, I couldn’t put this one down for good. I needed to find out what happened, if Thea ever got her Dad out of prison and what would happen between Levi and Thea because Levi wanted her something fierce.

What I can say about this book is that it ended up surprising me. I thought for sure in the beginning that I was going to hate this book because the heroine wasn’t really likable to me and the back and forth between here and then got on my nerves but I will say that JJ McAvoy did a great job of making me keep reading. I kept telling myself that I was done when Thea would snap at Levi about something dumb or when Levi would do something in class that made me low key not like him but I kept reading and when I finished, I wasn’t mad.

This wasn’t an easy book to read and while the characters made me roll my eyes down the street from time to time, there were things that I did like. I liked the relationship between Thea and her sister. I liked that her being black and him being white wasn’t a big deal. I liked Levi’s sister and best friend and I liked seeing Levi and Thea’s week together. So while this wasn’t the best book that I’ve read, it was still interesting and Thea’s story really came together in the end which was good so that’s something. And that cover? HOLY HOT DAMN, I LOVE IT!

Grade: 3 out of 5

This book was really enjoyable. The sex scenes were kind of lame but I appreciated the dynamics between the two. Thea was sexual and confident in herself and I found her to be a really good role model - she's into sex but she isn't portrayed as a slut and I found that really refreshing.

The story was really good. Thea and Levi are well developed characters who are likeable and fascinating. I liked that they were mature about everything and it wasn't all dramatically stupid. Their reasons for everything were solid.

I liked all the characters, Selene, Tristan, Bethany, Attics and Vera. They all seemed relatively deep considering they're secondary. I thought race was handled really well in this too and I liked that the author portrayed each person individually rather than falling into labelling collectively.

Easily one of the best new adult books I've read.

The other thing I really liked when I first saw this book was that it was standalone. Everything these days seems to be part of a never ending series and I liked that this was not. Except now I've read it and I want more of all these great characters and this intriguing world.

[Cocktails and Books]

This ended up surprising me. I loved the interracial relationship between the hero/heroine and how it was such a none issue with them. And the storyline of her mother (who really was an evil shrew) and the lengths she would go as a woman scorned. Definitely a book to pick up.