At eighteen, Prince is a young man who shoulders a lot of responsibilities, and he handles them with grace. His five-year-old brother, Mook, is adorable, but since their father isn’t around, Prince does his best to be a male role model to him. His mother has MS and was abandoned by his father after she was diagnosed, so it falls to Prince to help her around the house. Prince does this despite intense demands on this time. Callers call in and “DJ Love Jones” gives them his thoughts about and suggestions for dealing with their thorny relationship dilemmas.

His show, the Love Radio, is a mix of music and relationship advice. Prince Jones is only a high school senior and already a radio DJ in a Detroit station (his uncle helped him get the job after he’d had him on as a guest and the audience loved him). A bit gimmicky (a high school boy tries to get a girl to fall in love with him in three dates) but fresher than many these days–no rivals to lovers, no fake dating–so I requested the ARC. I don’t t recall how your debut Young Adult novel came to my attention, but I liked the eye-catching cover and the premise sounded interesting. Janine B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews advice / Black characters / Black culture / caregiver burnout / cultural history / dating / Detroit / high-school / POC / POC author / radio DJ / recluse / sexual-assault / Writer / YA / YA romance Comments Off on REVIEW: Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle

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