Sloppy is multicultural interest fiction from Jasmine Farrell.

As a preacher’s kid, Roxy has much to live up to. Can she honor her mother’s beliefs and remain true to herself?

Jasmine Farrell is a new author for me, but I did enjoy this novel. The writing is fresh and concise. The character vacillates, but the writing doesn’t. This is a fresh coming of age story for the millennial generation. There are LGTBQ+ and cultural themes throughout. Sloppy is anything but that. I rate it 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it to readers of multicultural interest and women’s fiction.

My thanks to the author and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book. However, the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine and mine alone.

Sloppy is the coming of age story of Roxanne AKA Roxy, who has been having an internal battle with herself. At a young age, she found herself attracted to girls, but was discouraged by her church going mother. Years later dealing with her on and off again abusive boyfriend, Roxy meets someone who might actually be the love of her life. She must come to a decision of which person is her heart's desire.

I enjoyed the pace of the story as well as the storyline. I did not get bored with not one part of the story and it was a quick read for me. This book was enjoyable and also thought provoking

Being a kid that grew up in black church I understand the stigma that is put upon you if you identify as anything other than heterosexual. This story was very hard to follow, things were repeated often but it never helped explain the plot. The derision in main characters voice when describing ex boyfriend didn't mesh well with the abuse that she endured due to him. It really seemed at times that the plot had wrote by numbers and just forced instead of it meshing together. I'm still not sure how the main character was able to afford the trips she went on after it's made quite clear she makes 13/hr. I give this book 2 stars.

Title: Sloppy
Author: Jasmine Farrell
Publisher: Independently Published Just Breathe Jasmine LLC
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:
"Sloppy" by Jasmine Farrell

My Opinion:

The title kept me intrigued as I read through this thought-provoking story that dealt with the main characters...Roxanne, her mother, and Johnson. It seemed like Roxanne was very much into homosexual relationships, which was unacceptable to her mother, especially with her being a minister. Then Roxey starts dating Johnson, and it seems like he knew of her previous relationships and still supposedly loved and wanted to marry her, but will that happen? Johnson was quite a character that was only for what he wanted, and that was total control. What will happen when he finally gives her a ring?

As time went on, Roxanne decided not to marry Johnson, which was a good thing; however, she was also wishy-washy, which made this story enjoyable to see if she would finally do what Roxanne did want. Then Johnson was still coming around and trying to get what he wanted, which was Roxy's control. Will that happen?

What will happen when Roxanne has a new love in her life? Will, her mother, accepts this as Roxanne chooses a new love. To get the answers to these questions and more, you will have to pick up 'Sloppy' and see how this author brings it all out to the reader.

By the way, I did see the reason for the title because a lot of what happened in this story was 'Sloppy' [with mother & daughter, [Roxanne & Johnson] and [Roxanne and a few ex-friends] even though it was a good and decent read.