The May/December romance between Tracey Davenport and her daughter, Lauren’s boyfriend, Aaron.

Rax does an exceptional job with Tracy, her romantic melodramas, early mid-life crisis, and shortcomings are dead on. Tracey is believable and tragically universal. There were times when I wanted to ring her neck and times when I wanted to give her a hug.

Cynthia Rax’s My Daughter’s Boyfriend is more than just a juicy page-turner it is a unique delight. It is every bit the opposite of McMillan’s How Stella Got her Groove Back and the countless other similar theme books that are gracing bookstore shelves. Although Rax’s book’s setup is reminiscent to A Day Late and a Dollar Short with changing point of views separating each chapter, she finds a way to make this style not only her own, but very essential to the story line. When I began reading the book I immediately wondered if the story was only about the wayward mom and would I get any glimpse into the daughter’s world. Rax’s choice to show all sides made this book the page-turner that it was, particularly since some sections of the books were weak and slow to read.

Cydney Rax

I recommend this book not only to those who are looking for something spicy to talk about around the office cooler, but also for those who seek to explore African-American women sexuality, teenage life, and spiritual counseling.

Lauren’s point of view at times did not fit her character. Unlike the quiet, introverted, highly intellectual teenage protagonists in Olympia Vernon’s Eden and Ngozie Aditichies’ Purple Hibiscus, every thing about Lauren’s character including her dialogue with her parents, conversations with friends, extracurricular activities and hair style achievements screamed extraverted teenage diva not thoughtful old soul.

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