Homebodies

Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I melted into this book and loved every minute of it – if you're looking for a contemporary story of a queer black girl finding herself, you'll love this’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Tembe’s characters are captivating. Her writing is sexy, honest, and powerful. I laughed, I cried, I NEED more’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘It's really powerful to show a raw, relatable character trying to decide if the career she's worked toward for her entire life is worth the pain it causes her’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Mickey and her friends drew me in right away and it was so easy to see myself in her’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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She’s stayed quiet for too long.
Now it’s time to speak her truth.

Until twenty-four hours ago, Mickey Hayward was living the life she’d always dreamed of:

- Working as a full-time writer for a trendy media company (tick)
- In a committed, loving relationship (tick)

Now she’s fired, tossed aside for a younger, more ‘agreeable’ Black writer. Sick of being overlooked, she responds with an online letter detailing the racism she’s faced within the industry. And when a media scandal turns Mickey’s post into a viral sensation, suddenly everyone wants to hear what she has to say.

That’s what Mickey has always wanted – isn’t it?

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Tropes:

· Coming of age
· Old flame
· Love triangle
· City girl/small hometown