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Title: A complex look at an interracial relationship...
Review: Here is a book that delves beneath the surface of an interracial relationship, and doesn't simply rely on the superficial titillation of the issue. You get in the character of Jason Horn a realistic figure, who has to confront his own racial demons and prejudices regarding Black people while at the same time slowly coming to realize that he is falling in love with Leah, a Black woman whom he had only thought to befriend. Leah, on the other hand, has to deal with the cultural stigmas and issues about dating a White man. She is presented as a sensitive, caring individual. Because neither of the main characters are flat (although I did have trouble believing the character of Leah's sister, Gail, who seemed a little bit stereotypical, i.e. "sassy, over-opinionated Black woman), you do care for their relationship and how it will turn out. I was not disappointed by the ending.
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