The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

 My Rating: 4.5

1950s Philadelphia: Ruby is 15 years old and on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, in spite of having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising a daughter. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed on to her like a birthright. 

Eleanor arrives in Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. When she meets the handsome William at Howard University, they fall madly in love. But William hails from one of DC’s elite wealthy Black families, and his par­ents don’t let just anyone into their fold. Eleanor hopes that a baby will make her finally feel at home in William’s family and grant her the life she’s been searching for. But having a baby—and fitting in—is easier said than done.

This was an easy read and about half way in, you could see what was going to happen but it still kept me interested. The discrimination amongst blacks based on their skin lightness/darkness was very predominant in this story. The pregnant school was so sad as were the choices that women had to make. All in all, it was a good read.