Mesmerized
Nevaeh Ryn
Bisexual Fiction
“I came to bury my grandmother.”
20-year-old Kamika Suzanna LeBlanc’s heart broke when her grandmother passed away at age 78. With a funeral looming over them, Kamika and her mother, Amia, leave their Miami home for Gaville, the small, enigmatic Louisiana town where her mama grew up. Once the apple of her grandmother’s eyes, her inability to accept her granddaughter’s bisexuality destroyed their relationship, though it doesn’t dull Kamika’s grief. As she navigates her anguish and reflects on her complex relationship with her grandmother, she reconnects with her first love, Larissa Harris, only to find that Larissa has changed in unforeseen ways.
“I didn’t expect to uncover a world of secrets.”
Her situation grows more complicated when Kamika encounters 24-year-old Delaney, Larissa’s mesmerizing older cousin, and a mysterious man named Beau, whose allure is as undeniable as it is dangerous. As if mourning wasn’t challenging enough, secrets start to unravel, unveiling hidden truths about Gaville and her family that turn her world as she knew it upside down. The hits keep coming from all directions, overwhelming her with bullsh*t.
In this tale of love, loss, and discovery, Kamika must navigate old flames, buried emotions, and new attractions while coming to terms with a legacy kept hidden from her. Her summer is anything but dull, but will the new realizations break her, or will she learn to adjust to her newfound knowledge?
Uncaged Review: Kamika came back to bury her Grandmother while doing this she bumps into her ex who invites her to her cousin’s birthday party. Sparks fly and it’s up to Kamika on how she decides to approach this subject. While also sorting through her Grandmother’s belongings, she finds a few home secrets and a whole more set of shady characters. This is book one in the series I found Kamika a very interesting character she was quirky fun and spoke her mind for only being 20 year’s old. I thought she carried herself with some maturity of an older person. My favorite part of the book was the shout out to twilight being a classic movie that really made me laugh! I’m hoping to continue the series of this with book two. Reviewed by Jen
4 Stars
