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I almost didn’t read Travis Hunter’s most recent novel Married But Still Looking (MBSL) because of the title. I wasn’t looking forward to reading yet another “he say, she say” relationship saga. Fortunately, Hunter showed me that you can’t judge a story by the title.

Yes, Genesis Styles, the main character, is engaged but still whoring around and as such questioning if once he’s married he will still be looking…for that piece of “fresh meat/new bait”. But Genesis’ story is only one aspect of this multidimensional and faceted story that takes us into the lives of Genesis’ siblings as well. These are the characters who kept me quickly turning the pages and anxiously anticipating what would happen next. Each of the siblings were dealing with their own demons: Genesis’s brother was a drug-addict and ex-convict; oldest sister, Phyllis, had “white man” addiction; and youngest sister, Grace, used escapism to New York City as a mechanism to avoid the family drama in Atlanta…as the age old saying goes “she could run but she couldn’t hide” and at some point she would have to come home and deal with the noise.

In his sophomore novel, Hunter proves that he has a solid career as a writer and that we can continue to look forward to his trademark of solid reads portraying positive African American brothers. Of course, Genesis was a baby bow wow but even he had some redeeming traits…well you had to look real hard to find them. I enjoyed MBSL and this is a book that will truly have you talking to the characters, shaking your head, and wishing you could take some folks across your knees and give them a spanking. Looking for an entertaining and fast-paced read with in-depth character development, vivid imagery and shocking plot twists and turns? Then check out Married But Still Looking by Travis Hunter. PS…Just Overlook the Title.

Yasmin
APOOO BookClub

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