Neither Rashida and Esi nor Dani’s mother have ever liked Destiny, though. Dani and the first two were a tight group of three. For over a year now, Dani has been avoiding her old friends Rashida, Esi, and Destiny. When the other guys challenge him to take his own relationship advice and put himself out there, Prince thinks of the girl he crushed on in Middle School, a crush that never completely faded.ĭanielle Ford is now a senior at the same school Prince attends. Anthony’s one-year-old, Kisha, is a welcome addition when Anthony has her.Īlthough his girlfriend of a year, Morgan, dumped him after moving to college recently, Prince genuinely believes in love, and he tries to give his friends good suggestions on how to handle their relationships. Prince is part of a crew of four guys from his high school-Malik, who is dating two girls, Rashida and Charte, mainly because Rashida isn’t ready for sex Anthony/Ant, who is father to a baby and Yasin/Yaz, who yearns for Jordan, a girl at school, but is afraid that if he asks her out, she’ll say no because he isn’t Black (for those of our readers who live outside the US and may not know-Detroit has a predominantly Black population). At eighteen, Prince is a young man who shoulders a lot of responsibilities, and he handles them with grace. His five-year-old brother, Mook, is adorable, but since their father isn’t around, Prince does his best to be a male role model to him. His mother has MS and was abandoned by his father after she was diagnosed, so it falls to Prince to help her around the house.
Prince does this despite intense demands on this time. Callers call in and “DJ Love Jones” gives them his thoughts about and suggestions for dealing with their thorny relationship dilemmas. His show, the Love Radio, is a mix of music and relationship advice. Prince Jones is only a high school senior and already a radio DJ in a Detroit station (his uncle helped him get the job after he’d had him on as a guest and the audience loved him). A bit gimmicky (a high school boy tries to get a girl to fall in love with him in three dates) but fresher than many these days–no rivals to lovers, no fake dating–so I requested the ARC.
I don’t t recall how your debut Young Adult novel came to my attention, but I liked the eye-catching cover and the premise sounded interesting. Janine B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews advice / Black characters / Black culture / caregiver burnout / cultural history / dating / Detroit / high-school / POC / POC author / radio DJ / recluse / sexual-assault / Writer / YA / YA romance Comments Off on REVIEW: Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
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