This book is a guide on how to navigate the workplace as (one of) the only black girls in the room.

If you are a black girl, who knows what she deserves, please read this book.

There are so many times I’ve been the only black girl in the room, this books takes the pain and the anxiety and turns it into anger. Turns it into motivation. to do something about it, to be unapologetically yourself, to not put up with the microaggressions we face daily.

I’ll be honest, this book made me think about my past experiences and what I still go through at my current workplace. At some point I realised it was easier to just shut up, ignore the microaggressions and just get on with my work. That stopped as soon as I finished this book. I will correct people when they mispronounce my name, I will tell people to stop touching my hair (yes I know it’s soft but I'm not a dog gtfo), I will no longer be at people’s beck and call for their diversity and sensitivity reads.

I loved this book, I love a book that makes me think and feels so incredibly personal and relatable.

I also love a second chance romance, and whilst I had conflicting feelings about Jude being a White Knight I did appreciate how hard they both worked to become the people they needed to be for their relationship to work.

Overall, this book was perfect. It was so relatable and the romance was sweet and written incredibly well. It is so important for these stories to be told, and equally important that they are read.

To Alex Travis, thank you for writing this book and giving a voice to black girls everywhere. You wrote this book so beautifully and it truly has a place in my heart. I will be purchasing a physical copy of this book upon its release.

I absolutely loved this book! It’s relatable, yes, but it’s also written so well. Gen is spot on in her depiction of life, love, and heck of existence for Black women and Black women in mixed-race relationships. And Jude is spot on in his own right as well. Together is an amazing, clean love story. I wish all races would pick this up because we can all grow and learn from it. And the romcom flow is sweet as pie! You are rooting for them with every page turn. An excellent read for sure!

Genevieve Francis has been stuck, both professionally and personally, ever since Jude, her ex-boyfriend, proposed to her at his father's funeral. Now she's working for a newspaper staffed mostly by straight white folk, unable to avoid their microaggressions or further her career. But then she gets a chance to make a name for herself: writing a profile on Jude, wealthy and desired CEO. Mixing ethics and an old flame - what could possibly go wrong?

I loved this so much! What an incredible debut. I adored Genevieve right from the start, thanks in no small part to the exceptionally strong narrative voice that Travis gave her. It made me sit up and pay attention. I'm also keen on second-chance stories - and this is one of the most satisfying ones that I have read, because both MCs had to really work for it and we get to see them both grow so much. Gosh, I am going to be thinking about this book for weeks.

Lastly, I should add that it's so important for these stories to be told, but it's equally as important that we read them.

I absolutely lovvvvvved this book! It’s relatable, yes, but it’s also written so well. Gen is spot on in her depiction of life, love, and heck existence for Black women and Black women in mixed race relationships. And Jude is spot on in his own right as well. Together is an amazing, clean love story. I wish all races would pick this up bec we can all grown and learn from it. And the romcom flow is sweet as pie! You are rooting for them with every page turn. Excellent read for sure!