Reviewer: Rowena
Black Rainbow by J.J. McAvoy

Publication Date: May 15th 2015
Genres: New Adult
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A sweet and steamy New Adult Romance from author of the bestselling Ruthless People series, J.J. McAvoy...

After an erotic one-week fling with a musician she meets in a bar, Thea Cunning never expects to see Levi Black again. Then Monday morning comes around, and she discovers that her former lover is not only her professor, but he’s also one of the top criminal lawyers in the state of Massachusetts.With everyone in class vying to be one of the twelve disciples—a group of twelve students that Professor Black takes under his wing—tensions run high. Thea considers dropping his class, given their passionate week together and their undeniable chemistry. After all, there are other (less infuriatingly sexy) law professors on campus.But to accomplish her goal and get her father out of prison, Thea knows she needs to learn under the best of the best—and that’s Levi Black.But can she learn under the best, without being under the best?

When Ames told me about this book, I really wanted to check it out because How to get Away with Murder? I can dig it. So I had some pretty high hopes going into the story and at first, I didn’t think that I was going to finish it. I thought the dialogue was pretty cheesy and Thea low key got on my nerves with her attitude but for some reason, I couldn’t put this one down for good. I needed to find out what happened, if Thea ever got her Dad out of prison and what would happen between Levi and Thea because Levi wanted her something fierce.

What I can say about this book is that it ended up surprising me. I thought for sure in the beginning that I was going to hate this book because the heroine wasn’t really likable to me and the back and forth between here and then got on my nerves but I will say that JJ McAvoy did a great job of making me keep reading. I kept telling myself that I was done when Thea would snap at Levi about something dumb or when Levi would do something in class that made me low key not like him but I kept reading and when I finished, I wasn’t mad.

This wasn’t an easy book to read and while the characters made me roll my eyes down the street from time to time, there were things that I did like. I liked the relationship between Thea and her sister. I liked that her being black and him being white wasn’t a big deal. I liked Levi’s sister and best friend and I liked seeing Levi and Thea’s week together. So while this wasn’t the best book that I’ve read, it was still interesting and Thea’s story really came together in the end which was good so that’s something. And that cover? HOLY HOT DAMN, I LOVE IT!

Grade: 3 out of 5

This book is available from NYLA. You can purchase it here or here in e-format.