Brandi is just an intern at a prestigious fashion house but she is willing to climb the ladder, despite the racism she experienced from her white colleagues. When she overhears a conversation she shouldn’t have she becomes linked with the owner’s spoiled, it-girl daughter.

Wow, I sped through this one in a matter of hours. I could not put it down. It is so suspenseful and you will be so frustrated, so angry. You’ll have to keep turning the pages to see how it turns out and you are more and more shocked as time goes on. I loved the diversity aspect and how racism within power structures plays a role. This was definitely one of my favorite reads this year!

“In the streets, you have your guard up. You know what to look out for, what to pay attention to. This world is different. Everyone is beautiful. The vultures are hard to see.”

Someone Had to Do It comes out 12/27.