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kerrygetsliterary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
readwithmyeeks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
@tiawilliamswrites you deserve all the Literary Awards for this piece 💐💐💐💐
This story tugged at all emotions and wove together the fabric of being human, being Black, being Black while not fully viewed as human in America means 😮💨
This story is art truly. The details, imagery, soulful proses and feelings of magic each line breathes to life 😭 I hold firm to no spoilers so will say trust me you indeed need to read this one for yourself.
Also if you are second guessing audio books I encourage to try audiobook version of this story. The narrators Mela Lee and Preston Butler truly usher you into the story and with every character introduction, plot twist and emotion they hold your hand grounding you in what is sure to be a story that will be shared for generations to come!
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage
Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia
bcope84's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
ukponge's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicide
kdailyreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and War
znvisser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Toxic relationship and Blood
simplymodest's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, and Death of parent
shanaepraystoo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What an incredible journey? What a magnificent story?
My little reader heart is so full.
Immediately Tia Williams pulls you into the story and you want nothing but the best for the FMC, Ricki Wilde. Then she takes you on a different journey and you're hopeful for the MMC Ezra. Through the pages, Williams unfurls a magical tale of love and loss that you just cannot put down.
About 40% into the story, readers learn that Ricki and Ezra have so much in common and one quote really sums it up:
"I'm afraid that I don't belong anywhere. Do you ever feel like that?"
"Every day," he admitted. "I look like something I'm not. And I never feel at home."
Ricki struggling to define herself outside of her family's daunting legacy. Ezra struggling to create a legacy for himself, despite losing his entire family. Two beautiful people looking for home.
Williams doesn't just rest on the fact that A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is just a fantastical story. No no no. She just has to make you feel it with every bit of your being with the most beautiful writing I've ever seen in a romance novel. Ezra is the ideal MMC:
Contemplatively, Ezra slowly ran his fingers along his jaw. "You live as long as I do, you think you've felt all the feelings, seen everything there is to see. It's hard to be surprised. But, Ricki, I've never experienced anything like you. You knock me senseless."
"For a long time, i thought I knew what my calling was. My grand purpose. But when I met Ricki, I knew I was wrong. I was a fool, thinking I was born to do anything grander than loving her."
I mean...what?!
But just when you think A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is all heavy feelings and flowery language, it gets really funny, too. Ezra's puns, Ricki's random facts, Ms. Della's sense of humor, and, even, Tuesday - they're all hoots.
The characters have so much depth, are so well written, and are incredibly diverse. For the entire 340 page ride, you find yourself rooting for everyone's success. And in the end, with the epilogue, which is just so perfect, you find that everything works out perfectly.
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is beautiful, captivating, thought-provoking and emotionally charged. This might possibly be the best romance novel I've ever read and, somehow, it manages to top Seven Days In June, which I thought was spectacular. Tia Williams has become a must-read author for me. Her work is just getting better and better.
Graphic: Grief and Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
sariereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicide, Grief, and Colonisation
Moderate: Sexual content
belreadsbooks's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Drug use, Infertility, and Pandemic/Epidemic