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Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming, hilarious, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the beginning of something new.
When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight.
Beloved authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—celebrate the beauty of six couples and the unforgettable magic that can be found on a sweltering starry night in the city.
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“I really enjoyed this, I thought overall it was super cute and very cleverly done. I don't think I've ever read an anthology that was connected like this. It was so fun!
Personally I thought every story was lovely, thoughts on each below:
The Long Walk by Tiffany D. Jackson
Tammie and Kareem's story runs throughout the whole book and I feel this gave the overall book more structure. Tammie and Kareem are ex's who end up trying to make their way back to Brooklyn from Manhattan in the midst of a city wide blackout. Feeling's have been hurt and miscommunication was to blame so the forced proximity caused them both to work out their issues, although it seemed like it was only a matter of time before Kareem went about sorting things out but this journey was both memorable and romantic!
"But you're my mess. I rather have this mess every day than not at all."
Mask Off by Nic Stone
Follows Tremaine and JJ's journey through the blackout, theirs taking place in the subway. Tremaine is claustrophobic and has a little wobble, JJ knows about his issues and ends up helping him which leads to a conversation about an anonymous gathering for queer kids that they had both attended in the past. Tremaine is Tammie, from The Long Walk, brother.
This was a lovely story about acceptance and bisexuality. Both boys were also super emotionally mature which was nice to read.
Made to Fit by Ashley Woodfolk
We meet Joss and Nella spending the blackout at a retirement home. This was adorable to be honest, especially given the matchmaking Nella's grandfather got up to. Nella is dealing with heartbreak after a rejection and Joss is beautiful and a good listener. Granddad knew what he was about! :D
All the Great Love Stories....and Dust by Dhonielle Clayton
Lana and Tristan are BFF's and have a little bet going before Lana heads to Paris with her grandmother for the summer. Lana wants to win the bet so she can ask Tristan a question. Could he see her as more than a friend?
This story had my favourite blackout backdrop, the New York City Library. What a place to become a couple!
No Sleep Till Brooklyn by Angie Thomas
I think this might have been my favourite story actually and it's the one with no clear resolution. It's just a tiny snippet into the life of our narrator Kayla and how she is dealing with having a crush and a boyfriend. Things come to a head on a tour bus in Manhattan. I think some might think that they come to a head in a very anticlimactic way but I loved how mature both Kayla and Tre are about moving forward. I also enjoyed that this story isn't a love triangle like we might have previously suspected but more of a love square between Kayla, Micah, Tre, and Jazmyn!
Kayla is Lana from the previous stories cousin!
Seymour and Grace by Nicola Yoon
Grace is on her way to the by now infamous black party in Brooklyn, the party that each of our characters is making their way to, even that tour bus in Manhattan thanks to a philosophical bus driver. Grace's bestie is Lana from All the Great Love Stories....and Dust.
Grace plans to show her ex what he is missing and hopes to win him back but first she has to get there, and her Lyft driver, Seymour, makes that a bit difficult by first posing philosophical questions about who we really are and then running out of gas forcing her to walk, and Seymour, being cutie patootie and also being attracted to Grace, decides he has to walk her to the party. Getting to know each other ensues and when Grace makes it to the party and talks with her ex, she begins to question if she is the same person who once loved him! Maybe a cute Lyft driver is more her speed now!
This book was a lovely celebration of Black teenage love. Super sweet and at times philosophical. The blackout feels like a perfect metaphor for the reason these authors got together to write this book in the first place. COVID brought the world to a standstill, a bit like a blackout, but a blackout is a bit less scary!”Nunu
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Created 4 days agoAbout Dhonielle Clayton
Dhonielle Clayton is the New York Times bestselling author of the Belles series and The Marvellers and the coauthor of The Rumor Game and the Tiny Pretty Things duology, which was made into a Netflix original series. She is COO of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and the owner of Cake Creative.
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Tiffany D. Jackson
Tiffany D. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Allegedly, Monday's Not Coming, Let Me Hear a Rhyme, Grown, White Smoke, and The Weight of Blood and coauthor of Blackout and Whiteout. A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book and Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Award winner, she received her bachelor of arts in film from Howard University, earned her master of arts in media studies from the New School, and has over a decade of TV and film experience. The Brooklyn native is splitting her time between the South and the borough she loves. You can visit her at writeinbk.com.
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Nic Stone
Nic Stone is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the William C. Morris Award finalist Dear Martin, Dear Justyce, Odd One Out, Jackpot, and Clean Getaway and the Shuri novel series with Marvel Comics.
Other books by Nic Stone
Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas is the author of the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novels Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy, The Hate U Give, Concrete Rose, and On the Come Up, as well as Find Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth. She is also a coauthor of the bestselling collaborative novels Blackout and Whiteout. Angie divides her time between her native Jackson, Mississippi, and Atlanta, Georgia. You can find her online at angiethomas.com.
Other books by Angie Thomas
Ashley Woodfolk
Ashley Woodfolk worked in children’s book publishing before becoming an author full-time. Her novels include the highly acclaimed The Beauty that Remains and When You Were Everything.
Other books by Ashley Woodfolk
Nicola Yoon
Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star, both of which have been adapted into major motion pictures. She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient, and a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner. She's also co-publisher of Joy Revolution, a Random House young adult imprint focused on love stories starring people of color.
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