Title: The Agitated Agenda
Author: Candace N. Ford
Genre: Contemporary Romance / Interracial Romance
Year Published: 2018
Number of Pages: 260 pages
Date Read: 2/9/2019
Publisher: Above the Line Press
Source: Physical ARC (PR by the Book)
Content Rating: Ages 18+ (Some Language, Death and Sex Scenes)
Buy on: Amazon //
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I
would like to thank the author Candace N. Ford and PR by the Book for
providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Oh man! How long has it been since I last read a romance novel? Since the middle of 2018? A long time then! Anyway, when PR by the Book sent me a copy of Candace N. Ford’s latest book “The
Agitated Agenda,” I was a bit surprised by this since it is rare that I would
receive a copy of a romance novel just as they are being released! So, I just read this book and I have to say
that it was one of the most shocking yet heartwarming stories I have ever read!
Priscilla Richardson was a young African-American woman
who was trying to the graduate at the top of her class at Georgetown Law
School. Even though Priscilla had suffered
a tragic loss when her mother died in a car accident, Priscilla still tried to
move on and make it her goal in life to work in one of the most prestigious law
firms and become a partner within five years. When Priscilla finally got into a
law firm, she meets up with a young Caucasian man named Tom Ward and the two
automatically fell in love with each other.
After staying a year at the law firm and with Tom, Priscilla started
feeling sick and her illness got so bad that her best friend Sylvia had to take
her to the hospital. It was then that Priscilla
discovers that she is pregnant and she starts panicking due to the fact that
she never planned on being a mother and that the pregnancy came out of nowhere. Now Priscilla has to discover for herself
that not everything in her life will go according to plan and that she has to
make the best of her situation and restore her faith in God to help her get
through this unexpected turn of events.
Wow! I am
beyond amazed with this book! Candace N. Ford has done a great job at
writing this book as all the characters and the events were so relatable to me!
It is rare that I read a romance novel
that actually takes a more realistic look at how romance works in the real
world and how sometimes life throws curveballs at us that we were not prepared
for. I also loved the way that Candace N. Ford threw in so many twists
and turns to the plot as I was not expecting Priscilla to go through so many horrible
situations, which included the death of her mother early on in the book. I really loved Priscilla herself as she is
probably one of the most relatable protagonists, I have ever read in a romance
novel! I actually felt bad for Priscilla
throughout the story as she had made big plans for herself and was prepared to
follow through them. But there were many
unexpected situations that happened to her that prevented her from following her
dreams. I actually related to Priscilla
through her ordeals as I myself had also made some plans for myself once I left
college, like getting a high paying job from the get go. But, when the recession hit, my plans ended
up being put on the backburner when I could not find a high paying job due to
the job market taking a hit during the recession. But like Priscilla had to do in this story, I
had to make the best of the situation and just hope that my life got better from
that point forward and have faith in myself during that time. I especially loved the fact there is an interracial
relationship in this book (between Priscilla, a black woman and Tom, a white
man) as it is rare that I see interracial romances in romance novels. Priscilla and Tom’s relationship with each
other was the highlight of this book as their relationship felt so genuine and
I loved the fact that Priscilla and Tom are always there for each other,
especially when Tom was trying to help Priscilla deal with her unexpected
pregnancy.
The reason why I took off a few points from the rating
was because I felt that the narrative jumped around a bit too much at some
points, as there were too many events happening, that it got a bit hard to follow
the story at times. I also felt that the
climax was a bit too abrupt since I was getting used to the turn of events that
had just happened and then the climax suddenly introduced a new problem for Priscilla
that came out of nowhere.
Overall, “The
Agitated Agenda” is a truly shocking yet heartwarming story about the importance
of true love and keeping your faith, that I think romance fans will enjoy! Now, let us hope that a sequel gets made soon
because that cliffhanger is brutal!
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