Review: BW/WM fantasy??
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2012
I read the sample and it was very entertaining and I will probably buy the book just because it was so full of the fantasy story-lines I enjoy. However, I must say and have been reluctant to bring this up on most reviews but this does not sound like a black woman to me.Thick, shiny waves, almost to her waist? Yes, I realize woman of color have all types of hair however this was under BW/WM not multicultural. I am always searching for interracial story lines not because I think they are better than others I have read but simple because they add something different to the hundreds of books I have read with women described as beauties with milky, creamy skin and long straight flowing locks. There are so so many stories out their that seem to describe the same type of woman over and over again that for a avid reader such as myself, it is nice to mix it up a bit and see all types of women traveling through their journeys of discovery. When I am searching for something in particular, that is what I want to read about and lately I have seen what I call a "brown barbie" syndrome. You have a cookie cutter woman but simple change her skin color to cinnamon, give her some curves and presto chango she is a black woman? After reading stories like "Princess and the Emperor by Mechelle Downes or "Seascape" by Stephanie Burke, I know it is possible to write great stories with black women as the lead and give a realistic fictional viewpoint, that adds something different to a story that has been done a hundred times over. Why can't we say "MW" = Mexican woman or "MRW"= mixed race woman instead of clumping any woman with brown skin into one pot? I love to imagine accents and body language to make whatever story I am reading come alive. I just feel all woman should get the proper recognition especially for those of us looking for quality interracial stories.