Sun of a Beach

This book thought it was it, but it really wasn't. The main love interest epitomised male privilege and nepotism. The entire company where she works at was misogynistic and institutionally racist. Nobody understood how as a black female, the main character had to perform twice as hard and was under appreciated. The main character despite also being black failed to see how this was affecting her. They simply blamed it on her past trauma as opposed to the stereotype of being an ‘angry black woman' was working against her. The fact that the love interest could behave in any way he thought fit and was protected by his actions due to his boss/mums best friend, was disgusting. It reminded me of how nepotism works in corporate worlds and how leads to deserving people, most likely people of colour, missing out. In addition, we see the same set of issues at play at the main characters old job as despite a consensual relationship, she is the one who takes the full brunt of it, which affects her professionally. Disappointing as none of this is addressed in the book, and instead she repeats the same thing that set her back years, and most likely financially. Moreover, it was annoying to see this labelled as her own trauma rather than the smart way of thinking to protect her career from a man who used his position to undermine her at work, is a poor worker and sexually promiscuous - which is not a bad thing, but is a valid reason as to why she shouldn't get involved with him.