Summer Reading List + book series review

I wanted to make a post specifically about the last book that I read, but since it wasn't the first one and I have things to say about the others, I figured I would do a little back track... for some reason I like to do things in the order that they happened. *shoulder shrug*

So, my list of books that I've read thus far are:

1. Nappily Ever After by Trisha R. Thomas
2. Black Ice by Lorene Cary
3. Would I Lie to You? by Trisha R. Thomas
4. Chin Up Girl!!!!! by Joseph Dillard (My daddy!!)

The next books on my list to read (hopefully by the end of the summer) are:

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. Nappily Married by Trisha R. Thomas

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The first books that I would like to review are Nappily Ever After and the sequel Would I Lie to You? by Trisha R. Thomas.

I decided to start reading the series by Trisha R. Thomas after reading almost the complete series of books by Pearl Cleage (author of What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day... [I highly recommend this author]). After enjoying Cleage's work, I found Thomas' books recommended on Amazon and by the mother of one of my friends. Of course, I was also attracted to these books due to the integration of the natural hair discussion. I would soon learn that this was not the primary focus of Thomas' stories. However, after reading the sequel, I learned that natural hair and accepting it or using it as a coping mechanism for other issues was still the backbone of the main character's struggles.

As I mentioned before, I plan on reading the next book in the series, Nappily Married, but the problem is that after reading the first two books, I feel like I have read all about the main character and know all that I need to know...it seems complete. This makes me nervous because this feeling has the potential of creating a drawn out experience as I read on, especially because the next book's bio mentions characters that I have already read about; nothing too new. However, there are quite a few more books in the series, so it must not be too bad. As of now, I trust Thomas' writing and look forward to reading future works by her and completing the Nappily... series, but not quite yet.

Stay tuned for more reviews!