GRR Reviews Everything To Me (Everything Series) by A.C. Taylor

Everything to Me proves that African-American authors do NOT have to write about gangs or rap to create enjoyable stories.

Hazel needed to escape from her life, having lost her mother. She packed up and left everything else behind... Then she ran into Dom... Dom is a music artist but suffers from a congenital heart condition. After suffering a collapse backstage, he was told to take things easy, so he took a vacation. Dom and Hazel met at a destination and developed a platonic friendship due to shared loss. Family pressure and drama kept them in touch, for they are each other's lifeline in a storm. But can they ever be lovers? Do they see each other that way?

For once, the story does NOT involve all sorts of douchebags with no redeeming quality surrounding the main characters! On the other hand, the story took place over several YEARS as there are some MAJOR time gaps between some chapters. So the story feels a bit slow, despite being less than 200 pages. Characters are nicely nuanced without too many flaws. The supporting characters are somewhat flat though.

Category: contemporary

Primary Plot: Woman needing a new life meets artist told to take it easy; they are the best of platonic friends, can they be lovers too?

Overall Rating: 4/5

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