Wednesday 1 March 2023

The Davenports - DNF Review by Voodoo Bride

 

The Davenports (The Davenports #1)
by Krystal Marquis

What is it about:
The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in a changing United States, their fortune made through the entrepreneurship of William Davenport, a formerly enslaved man who founded the Davenport Carriage Company years ago.

Olivia, the beautiful eldest Davenport daughter, is ready to do her duty and marry. . . until charismatic civil rights leader Washington DeWight sweeps into town and sparks fly.

Her younger sister, Helen, is more interested in fixing cars than falling in love-unless it's with her sister's betrothed.

Amy-Rose, childhood-friend-turned-maid to the Davenport sisters, dreams of opening her own business-and marrying the one man she could never be with, Olivia and Helen's brother, John. But Olivia's best friend, Ruby, also has her sights set on John Davenport, though she can't seem to keep his interest . . . until family pressure has her scheming to win his heart, just as someone else wins hers.

Inspired by the real-life story of the Patterson family, The Davenports follows four determined and passionate young Black women as they discover the courage to steer their own path in life-and love.

What did Voodoo Bride think of it:
I picked this up thinking it was Historical Romance.

I will confess I soon became worried about the Happily Ever After of one of the characters and I peeked at the ending. That made it clear there was no HEA for everyone in this book and in particular not for my favorite character, so I decided to stop reading as I wasn't in the mood for unfinished drama.

Why should you read it:
This might be a great read if you don't mind it's not a Romance and doesn't have a HEA or HFN

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