Every Black Girl Dances, Candice Y. Johnson
Every Black Girl Dances, Candice Y. Johnson
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Every Black Girl Dances

Author: Candice Y. Johnson

Narrator: Jasmin Walker

Unabridged: 7 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/13/2024


Synopsis

A searing exploration of femininity and womanhood, Every Black Girl Dances hits the truth-telling mark. Fans of Jayne Allen's Black Girls Must Die Exhausted and Candice Carty-Williams' Queenie will rejoice at the tight writing and honesty.

JC Burke catapulted straight from film school to Hollywood darling, churning out “Black trauma" films that have made her a household name—but at what price?

When she abandons the set of her latest production to flee to her hometown Parable, Texas, JC is forced to reconsider the career that made her a superstar, as well as reexamine her deteriorating relationship with her producing partner, Hudson Pyke.

A romantic connection with high school Media Technology teacher Luke Favors (dubbed The Hottie Professor in a viral social media post) alleviates a bit of the sting from her disappointments, but is Luke enough to keep JC away from Hollywood forever, or will she return to the privilege she turned her back on?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on March 01, 2024

I enjoyed this book so much! I could definitely relate to the female character in this book. This book has a lesson and a blessing inside of it. Make sure to grab a copy. Author Candice Y. Johnson did an amazing job.......more

Goodreads review by Markita_Reads on September 01, 2024

3 ☆ - The premise of this story sounded highly interesting: "A searing exploration of femininity and womanhood, Every Black Girl Dances is for women of color who shrink to be heard and sacrifice to be seen." Unfortunately, I wasn't getting those vibes at all. At the 40% mark of the book took a turn th......more

Goodreads review by bookishciara on May 03, 2024

This book is like a Colleen Hoover book but with black trauma. Something devastating would happen almost every chapter. The chapters were short in length. And then the following chapter would be a dramatic time jump. I was left asking how did we get here what happened to the problems in the last cha......more

Goodreads review by LaChelle on January 31, 2024

Such a beautifully written story! Candice truly has a way with words. So poetic. I loved Jonica “JC” Burke’s journey on self discovery and what true love really means. Every Black Girl Dances is not just for black girls but anyone who strives to be a better version of themselves. I loved it!......more

Goodreads review by MacKenzie on May 05, 2024

What a beautiful book! I picked it up at the bookstore because I love the cover and then I read the description on the back and was immediately enthralled because I am a filmmaker as well. On this front it was super relatable for me because I hate this idea of perpetuating black drama within films,......more