Jason realizes that he's so in love with Fortune that he wants to marry her. But a longtime racist friend is against it. Jason has to decide whether to fix things between his friend and his love or choose between the two.
Assessment:
Plot/Idea: In a romance that explores social issues, relationships, and friendships, Nelson draws the reader in from the beginning using a mix of text messaging and prose. As the relationship goes awry because of outside forces, readers will hope for the best outcome as well as for the characters to find balance.
Prose: Small details allow the reader to see the relationships between the characters and understand the issue that arises among them. Nelson uses good pacing throughout and writes from the perspective of white male as well as a black female with ease. Interspersing text messaging throughout the prose gives the novel an intriguing level of intimacy.
Originality: While the novel focuses on the perspective from the main male character, Nelson successfully balances other perspectives regarding relationships.
Character/Execution: Jason Reed is a fixer. His desire to fix the relationship between his girlfriend and male friends takes up a lof of his energy, and he becomes the main focus in the novel. Fortune Edwards, meanwhile, teaches her boyfriend and his friends what it is like to be the other half of a mixed race couple.
Date Submitted: August 29, 2024
