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A Change Had to Come
Written by Gwynne Forster
Narrated by Lisa Reneé Pitts
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
2/5
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About this audiobook
Leticia Langley is used to fighting for what she wants. That's how she wound up being the first in her family to graduate from college. So what if she's never had a date? All that's about to change when she gets herself a job as a food columnist for The Journal--and treats herself to a makeover that will transform her life. With her hot weave and a dazzling new wardrobe that shows off her curves, the opposite sex suddenly takes a shine to Leticia. Except for Max Baldwin--a colleague who accuses her of trying to knock him down on her stampede up the corporate ladder. But Leticia is determined to stand her ground and get her due. And as she finds herself being offered more tantalizing prospects, including a trip to Africa, she also wins the respect--and admiration--of her handsome one-time nemesis, Max. Now she'll have to decide if she wants to let down her guard, and let in the one man she could get serious about.
Author
Gwynne Forster
Gwynne Forster is an Essence bestselling author and has won numerous awards for fiction, including the Gold Pen Award, the RT Book Reviews Lifetime Achievement Award. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sociology and a master’s degree in economics/demography and has traveled and/or worked in sixty-three countries. She lives in New York with her husband.
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Reviews for A Change Had to Come
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
2/5
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Good read. Interesting story.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I received this book through the Early Reviewers program and started to read it several times, then put it down. This past week I finished it.I think the author had a really good message in this book – several, actually. That self-confidence and smarts are not the same thing. That because someone appears successful doesn’t mean she is so, and that only you can define what success will mean to you. That in some ways you can re-create your identity – but in the end who you are is who you are, and when you say you want to “change” yourself, it’s only successful if the change is in order to be true to yourself. That following your gut when it comes to relationships usually works, and second guessing yourself doesn’t. I would love every twenty-something woman I know to learn all of these things.I can’t say I enjoyed this book, though. Leticia graduates from college and, within a few short months, leaps to the top of her field, respected and in demand. That just isn’t believable, even for someone who is smart and talented. Max’s character is enigmatic and mysterious, but his reticence and sensitivity are never explained – Leticia walk on eggshells with him until the very end, yet that seems OK because he is a “good guy.” And there are way too many other relationships happening with her family, none of which satisfactorily plays out. For example, what’s the point of including Carl and Delitha? I just didn’t get why all the family drama – it didn't really add to the story, and seemed like filler to me.I loved the messages but wish the story had been better. Not my favorite.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Unfortunately, I could not finish this book. Although it was promising because I liked the premise. The characters and the story line seemed forced. It just could not hold my attention.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I found this book difficult to read. I understand that the author has written many romance books, so she must have talent but this one I just could not get into.The main character, Leticia, is a young woman who is transformed from a plain, nondescript person into a triumphantly changed woman due to the fact that she lands a good job as a food columnist for a newspaper. The entire premise seems very superficial and shallow. Life changes dramatically for her because she gets a fancy new wardrobe and a "hair weave" which is mentioned a few times too many. She falls in love with Max, a reporter for the paper. I gave it a good try and it just came up short for me.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A Change Had to Come was the first book I've read by Gwynne Forster and unfortunately I did not enjoy it. The very beginning - when Leticia decides she's going to make herself over for her new job and new life - seemed like a good start. I like the idea of reinventing yourself and making yourself better. But the transformation seemed more superficial than real and I soon lost interest in what Leticia was going to do with her life. The dialogue was stilted to me and I just couldn't bring myself to care obout Forster's character. I had really hope to like it better, but I ended up not reading the last 1/4 - too many other books to read that I'm enjoying more.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5There was a lot of reiteration of facts in the book, and it felt like it was padding. I also felt that the most important part of Letitia's story had passed; there wasn't much transformation in her character. I felt that there were plot lines that were dropped, as well. It's okay for a book by the bedside for 10-15 minutes, but it's not a page-turner to keep you awake.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A change had to come is a book about how little it takes to change your life. Leticia Langley, the first of her family to graduate college treats herself to a makeover and takes control over her life. At first the book appears to be a love story, but as the book moves on it is really about accepting others around you. Also, the book starts off slowly, but as the story progresses the more you learn about the characters, and the better it gets.