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5 "A Best of 2017" Stars

WOW WOW WOW......this story blew me away. Besides being a love story, it was a story that crossed race and social issues that are alive and well in this country. It was emotional, it was heartbreaking, it was thought provoking, it was loving and it was HEALING. Stories of interracial couples have stereotypes and stigmas but this author traverses the issues and displays them in a real, raw, captivating way. While the story is not all about racial difference, the love story of Grip and Bristol is full of meaningful feelings from past and present that all intertwine into a magnificent book.

Grip is a sexy, talented musician who is black. Bristol is his manager who happens to be white. This story is deep and beautiful because this couple, Grip and Bristol, never saw color. They saw each other for real. When each spoke, they listened, truly listened to one another. Their story spanned 8 years and they fell in love in year one but fate, timing, and fear kept these two from being a real couple.

Over the years, a true and beautiful friendship developed between Grip and Bristol yet there were underlying feelings of longing and sensual desires. A plastic watch, a whistle and a book......so trivial yet so meaningful to each other. While being together should have been an easy solution, Bristol had baggage that kept her from fully committing, only offering friendship. Grip and Bristol's relationship was filled with beautiful imagery and poetic flow that captured a struggling journey of two people completely in love but at a crossroad. One ready to jump and explode on the wind and the other fearful that she would fall and drown.

Bristol and Grip's family are ever present in their lives. Their love and support isn't always positive and encouraging. Each side coming at it from different angles, but both being honest and forthright with their opinions. At times it made me uncomfortable but it did open my eyes and shed light on issues that I never really put too much emphasis on. I applaud the author for writing a story with an honest integrity concerning such sensitive issues involving race, racism, the N word, loving within your own race and true love.

In the end, Kennedy Ryan writes stories full of passion and conviction. They are not simple, they are complex in emotion and rich in dialogue. Flow, The Prequel to Grip, and Grip are two books that everyone should read. They will make you think about issues, some that make you flinch, some that will make you sad and some that will leave a lasting impression. I promise that you will #GetGripped #BeMoved and #LoveLove.

*advanced copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review*