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To save face, she and Malakai strike a fake-relationship deal.
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Romance & Contemporary Relationships
Honey & Spice
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Headline Review (Hachette UK); William Morrow (US)
Kiki Banjo, host of a popular Black-student radio show at a British university, publicly warns her listeners against 'The Wasteman of Whitewell', then is caught kissing him.
- Published
- 2022
- Pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardcover (UK & US both 2022-07-05...
- Language
- English
Kiki Banjo has built a following as the sharp-tongued host of a Black-student radio show at her British university, dispensing romantic wisdom and warning her listeners off unsuitable men - so it is a problem when she is caught kissing the very 'wasteman' she just denounced on air.
Bolu Babalola's debut turns that mortifying setup into a smart, joyous campus rom-com, as Kiki and the disarming Malakai fake a relationship to protect both their reputations and, inevitably, catch real feelings.
Babalola, celebrated for her love-story collection Love in Colour, writes with wit, cultural specificity and a deep affection for her characters, grounding the froth in questions of ambition, community and self-protection. It is a warm, funny, unmistakably British-Nigerian romance that made a splash well beyond genre circles.
For readers who want a fresh, culturally rich rom-com with banter, heart and a heroine worth rooting for, this Reese's-picked, best-of-the-year debut is a delight.
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Pages
368
Published
2022
Headline Review (Hachette UK); William Morrow (US)
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Format
Hardcover (UK & US both 2022-07-05...
Language
English
Romance & Contemporary Relationships
ISBN
978-1472286383
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