6/26/2023 0 Comments Dirty Tactics by Emma SalahStraightaway, Salah speaks directly to the romance genre’s historically dubious depiction of Black people. After years of dancing around the subject, Reagan takes matters into her own hands to prove they’re good together. For Zac, there is too much at risk, even though there has always been a deep connection between the two. Reagan Thomas and Zac Quinn have never been able keep their hands off each other, but Zac is adamant they cannot be together because Reagan’s family, her four brothers and father, are the only real family Zac has ever known. The book starts with the promise of forbidden romance. However, up until a week ago I had never read a story in this genre by a Black woman, or any woman of colour for that matter, which is why I was excited to discover Emma Salah’s debut steamy romance, Dirty Tactics. I have been a fan of romance books for as long as I can remember there’s always something so gripping about the twists and turns of love that made these books un-put-downable. While of course we love to see our complex experiences represented in book form, believe it or not, we also enjoy the flights of fancy offered by genres like fantasy, mystery and, of course, romance. There seems to be a stereotype when it comes to Black and brown readers that we exclusively want to read hard-hitting books about the politics of race and identity.
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