OVERVIEW
D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins is a story about L O V E, lesbian love, partner support and the value of friends who are there for you regardless. I cried, I laughed, I sighed, I smiled. I finished this book in one sitting and in a few hours – I REGRET NOTHING! (Except now I have to own a physical copy and re-read it 🥲).
BASICS
Official title: D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding
My title: Saying I Do
Author: Chencia C. Higgins
Publisher: Carina Adores
Fav character: Kris AND D’Vaughn
Readability: Easy (few hrs)
Type: Book
5/5 – E A S I L Y
BLURB
Instant I do is on its third season and it has finally diversified its cast! D’Vaughn (eager to come out as a lesbean to her family) and Kris (a well-liked lesbean looking for love) are only two of the ten participants who will either win 100k dollars a piece, or say their I dos at the altar. While as the reader, we always know the final destination, the road there is pure joy, and if I may, I adore that things didn’t follow the route I had anticipated. 🥰🙌
OBSERVATIONS
🌱THE EXCELLENT
- ~ Sapphic love
- ~ The dark skin colour descriptions were on point! 😍🙌
- ~ Wholesomeness of the characters, story and plot
- ~ Multicultural cast of characters
- ~ Variety of love expressions, of family relationships, of body shapes, of gender expressions (it was beautiful!)
- ~ Sweet developing relationships
- ~ Spicyyyyyy attraction, steamy seduction and H O T seggs
✨I am obsessed with this book. I loved the moments of self-discovery, discovery of each other, all of the positive support that comes from various corners in our lives and the way Kris and D’Vaughn just allowed themselves (after much inner turmoil and discovery) to be what each other needed.✨
I refuse to say more because I don’t want to ruin it AT ALL. Please read it. ♥️
🌱 Why it Works:
~ There is just so much hopefulness in this book that it makes my heart soar. It makes me want to believe that many things are still possible and it makes me want to ensure that I am always honest with myself ABOUT myself.
🌱 Connections:
~ I haven’t read anything quite like this and so I don’t know where to go here… there is a sweetness to the relationship that is just so pure! I would love to read more books like it.
🌱 Themes:
- ~ Love against all odds
- ~ Love and Family
- ~ Relationships and Friendships
- ~ Finding the one
🌱 Audience:
~ Adults or mature teens
🌱 The Meh:
~ Absolutely NOTHING
🌱 Verdict:
~ Read: If you are an ally, interested in queer relationships, looking for positivity, if you are a parent of a queer child, if you want to understand a few aspects of queer love, etc, etc, etc… Just read it.
🌱 Quotes:
(To be included)
🎁 Thank you @netgalley for the gift.
EXTRAS
🌱 Mentioned reviews:
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🌱Other views on this piece:
~ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4253712288
~ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4473499869
~ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4460150977
🌱Author links:
~ https://www.therealchencia.com/
~ https://twitter.com/chenciachiggins?s=21
Pages: 336
Publisher: Carina Adores
Year: 2022
