The second part of the Davenport saga was not quite as good as the first, but I liked getting closure on their story lines. We even get some new characters and romance. Overall, a pretty good sequel.

I enjoyed this sequel even more than the original! I loved the storylines of each of the ladies and was anxious to find out what they would decide. I thought the pacing was great as I never felt the story was dragging on. All the historical details of Chicago were really fun too. I hope there will be another book in this series!

I enjoyed reading The Davenports: More Than This, Krystal Marquis'  final book of the Davenport duology. While I wouldn't recommend this one as a standalone, I would recommend both novels. This one did a nice job tying things up with an ending I liked. Once you know the characters, this one is a quick read. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the ARC ebook I read and reviewed. All opinions are my own.

Enjoyed this sequel to the Davenports. I enjoyed the different character POVs and seeing each daughter navigate. Social class, ambition, race, and love. I’m glad the authors allowed us to see from the first book how the characters have grown and the ending that I needed. I really enjoyed this historical fiction and romance series.

This book is the follow up to the amazing first book, The Davenports. It takes place immediately after the events in the first book, which I loved that there wasn’t a time jump.
Each of the 4 main characters (Ruby, Olivia, Helen & Amy-Rose) are all embracing their futures. Ruby is planning her wedding, Olivia is in the throes of fighting for justice, Amy-Rose’s dream of opening her own salon is coming true; & Helen is gearing up for her society debut.
I don’t want to give away too much but this was an amazing follow-up and I enjoyed reading it. The ending was my favorite part because it wrapped things up for each woman so beautifully but also left it open for another book in this series. & as usual whenever I read a historical fiction book, I learn something new! The Springfield Riots was mentioned & of course I looked it up. It’s really sad that I find out more history in historical fiction books than what I learned in school.
Overall, this is a story that you wouldn't think of when you hear 1910s & African American. But I do recommend reading the series back to back.

I enjoyed this more than the first, although I still feel like it was hard to tell the characters apart. I liked how the book tied everything up nicely.

I really enjoyed this second book to complete The Davenports duology.

We return to the lives of the Davenport sisters and their friends in 1910s Chicago. This YA series has strong themes of female friendship and strength. I love the independence of the women in this story and how they are fighting for what they want.

My one small complaint is I found the alternating POV a bit harder to follow in this second book than the first.

I was excited to be able to meet Krystal Marquis at a local bookstore and hear her speak about the books and her writing.

Thank you to @netgalley and @penguinteen for the review copy.

Even though I did not read the first book in this series in the beginning; I did read it after finishing book two. I do suggest that you read the first book in this series first. Ruby, Olvia, Amy-Rose and Helen have starring roles in “The Davenports More Than This.” Ruby is engaged to be married when a rumor arises and is on the verge of ruining her reputation. Olivia is hoping to be reunited with Washington but her parents have someone else in mind for her to marry. Amy-Rose wants to own and operate her very own salon with love interest John who still holds the key to her heart. Helen has her hands filled with the Davenport Carriage Company. These four women have their hands full but have no fear as they maneuver thru life their things come to fruition for them. The Davenports More Than This is a great book but I do suggest that you read book one The Davenports first.

I received an ARC via NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers Group and I leaving my review voluntarily.

This sequel to The Davenports meets the girls as they’re retooling their lives, figuring out how to follow their dreams, and whom to let in their hearts. I enjoyed the sequel as much as the first novel and found myself rooting for the girls as I read. It’s a fun, cozy novel that gives you a peek inside turn of the century life for Black women of a certain class and the ways they made their own way.

I think I maybe would have liked this series more when I was younger. I still enjoy YA as an adult but I think this gears more towards the younger side. I was more interested in the secondary plot lines for each character rather than the romance plots. Overall it was cute but not my favorite

A great conclusion to the first book with the Davenports! Although the author did seem to stretch this plot out a bit much, but that's alright. I really loved the ending to Helen and Amy-Rose's stories! I was rooting for Amy-Rose the most throughout the both books! If the author does decide to write another book in the series, I would read it!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This isn't a good book to read as a standalone. I hadn't read the first book, so I didn’t know anything about the characters (there are a lot of them) or the relationships between them. I had to read for a while before I really understood what was going on. I enjoyed the dynamics between all of the couples and how their relationships progressed. I enjoyed how the dynamics of society in the black upper class in the early 1900s was portrayed through romantic relationships/pairings, the politics of the time, and the emergence of the automobile as a replacement for carriages. I have purchased and plan to read the first book of the series. 3.50 stars

It’s was nice to read this book as I loved the first one highly recommend and the author didn’t disappoint!

I did not have the opportunity to read the first book of this series, however I still enjoyed it. I loved the methods of having a realistic sense of historical information and. twist on the real story, which I had actually never really known about. Along with this, I love how it was not just a romance, but it gave us more aspect .

Marquis did a wonderful job of including the family relationships, romance, and conflict which brought the realisticness of the book, which made it deeper than just a surface level romance.

I have been impatiently awaiting this sequel since the first book left me on a cliffhanger, and this certainly did not disappoint from that front. The drama is still there but with all the character growth from the first book, and more developing throughout this one. In all honesty, I had forgotten a decent amount of the first book but I still felt like I was able to catch myself up to speed pretty quickly while reading this with very little confusion, and all the more love for the characters. I feel like this series does a good job of grounding the story in its historical setting while still centering human relationships and emotions that could be in any contemporary romance. Overall, I had a good time reading this and I think it’s a great sequel that both develops the characters but also the historical elements of being Black women in 1910s Chicago. I don’t know if there will be another book in this series since this book technically wraps everything up, I’m just enjoying being along for the ride!

I loved this book! Being able to see the girls again especially my girl Helen. I am hoping for at least a novella. This sequel was slower than book 2, but at the same time, it didn't lose marks for me. It was more that drama that sometimes was a bit much. Overall would read again!

More like 3.65 lol. I just wanna say that Helen’s POV was the one I looked forward to the most. In the beginning everyone else’s was a little slow and uninteresting. I was investing in seeing if she would become a mechanic and work in her father’s business. I was even more intrigued by Ransom Swift. I’m so disappointed with how that relationship went. But I get it because I’m guessing there won’t be a next book so there’s no time to develop him. I now want to read a book about a racecar driver lol. Overall, it was a cute story and I liked the little drama that was added into it. I felt it could have been a little shorter because it felt like some relationships were already established but were prolonged with drama just so everyone was resolved at the same time. Fun read, I’d recommend this book duology if you like historical romance, books about bettering the black community and relationship drama. Ps…if the author ever wants to write an alternative story with Helen and Ransom…I’m DOWNNNNN!! SIGN ME UPPPPPP LOL!

this novel is very very slow and boring. we focused a lot on the davenports but the stories that were the most memorable or interesting were Ruby and Helen’s. a lot of these problems were actually quite dumb a little and there was a way to up the tension that was danced around a lot. i know this isn’t a novel about black people as slaves or segregation but it’s hinted on throughout the novel. it would have been a lot more interesting to have tension filled plots rather than surface level boring romance/miscommunication tropes

It was fun to return to the world and characters of the Davenports. For me, this sequel did not have the same spark as book one. It’s starts out a bit slow, but still enjoyable and nice to see each character develop and get their happy ending!

This book was a solid read, but it didn't quite live up to the expectations I had after the first one. I really enjoyed the continuation of the characters’ journeys, particularly in seeing Amy Rose and John work through their relationship, and Ruby deal with the challenges and drama surrounding her upcoming wedding.

There’s a lot of focus on the characters’ personal and professional growth, which is great, but the pacing felt a bit slow at times, especially with all the different storylines happening simultaneously. I don’t mind the characters from previous books being featured in this, it’s just it came at the expense of learning more about the main characters.

Some of the romance tropes, especially the ones affecting two couples at once, dragged on longer than I would have liked, and the plot occasionally felt like it was circling back to the same issues instead of building into the main couple and their dynamic.

While I liked the setting, I found myself wanting more focus on fewer characters to allow for deeper development. The multiple povs made it hard to fully connect with each one, and I felt there was missed potential in diving deeper into their individual stories. Whenever there’s more than two povs in a story, I struggle to connect to it.


That said, I’ll still check out future books by this author because I think there's a lot of promise here, but this one was a bit of a letdown compared to the first. Overall, a 3.5/5 stars for me.

ARC received by Net Galley.