Girls Most Likely

Sheila Williams’ Girls Most Likely demands an immediate adjective. Something like elegant or compelling or soulful. Perhaps gripping or mesmerizing or enthralling. But while all of those adjectives would work, they must be rejected as inadequate. Girls Most Likely is, indeed, something special. Perh......more

I enjoyed this book, I felt like I was transported back to my own high school experience with my girlfriends . The closeness, the personalities and the betrayal . It dealt with so many issues young African-Americans deal with including the repercussions that come with making bad choices. We fought t......more

I recently read Williams' latest book, Things Past Telling, and was impressed by it. So, I looked for an early work from her backlist. This is a coming of age book about 4 Black teenage girls who are in high school in the early 60's. There are interesting stories and characters and the author does h......more

I was SO disappointed with this book. It had such promise! I guess I hyped myself up since I really enjoyed the other 3 books I read by this author, but I was sadly mistaken. The description of the book was quite intriguing, but the overall execution was a fail. Glad this one came last as I may not......more

Skip it. OMG when I tell you it took me forever to get through this book. Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy. I must've read 3 books in between because this just didn't hold my attention whatsoever. Cannot recommend.......more