Love historical fictions and this didn’t disappoint. I think the pacing was much better in this book than the first book.

I was super excited to receive an ARC of one of my most anticipated sequels. This is book 2 in the Davenport series, this is not a standalone so for added context please read book 1 first. This book is such a rarity and I'm so glad the seeds of this story were planted in the author's mind. Normally with historical fiction we're used to seeing black families in the most diabolical conditions. But the Davenports, loosely based on the real family life Patterson family, are wealthy and live as the 1%. That's not to say they aren't faced with the harsh realities of their time because this book is set in the early 1900's and racism and sexism are prevalent. But the four young women we follow the Davenport sisters, Helen and Olivia, and their friends Amy and Ruby, are determined to not let those obstacles stand in their way.

This would've been a 5 star read for me. I loved the relationships between the women and thought it to be an accurate representation of sisterhood. The setting of the book came across very well and I can tell the author did a lot of research of the early 1900's. What I didn't like about the book is that it contained my least favorite trope, miscommunication. I personally find that trope to be infuriating and only serves to cast the characters in an immature light. But I would still recommend this book, I had a great time reading it.

I absolutely loved the first book The Davenports. When I say I was excited about The Davenports: More than This that’s an understatement. I pre-ordered the book in September despite it releasing the following November. And then it wound up on NetGalley a few days ago and I literally downloaded it and started reading it the same day. So, perhaps my expectations were too high.

Here’s my constructive criticism: I felt like a lot of the relationship stuff in this book was just undoing and redoing the relationships from book one. And there were so many misunderstandings. Misunderstandings mostly were caused because the men wrote the women letters and the women chose not to read them. I really don’t get that. They’d potentially give up on the guy but not read his letters first?

Onward and upwards…this book is about the Davenport sisters Olivia and Helen and their friends Amy Rose and Ruby.

Olivia is finding a potential love of writing.
Helen is still trying to convince her dad that they should be building horseless carriages.
Amy Rose is planning her wedding which is complicated by her father’s political yearnings.
Ruby is starting her hair salon and deciding whether to give John another chance.

I liked seeing the women find their own paths and make their own decisions. I like all the characters too.

I got to read an early ebook edition from NetGalley. Thank you!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀: 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 ⠀
𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀 ⠀
ʙᴏᴏᴋ 𝟸 ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʀɪᴇs ⠀
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The Davenports, Tremaines, and Amy-Rose are back!!! I have been looking forward to this sequel for a while!
Olivia is patiently waiting for Washington's return while fighting for social justice. Helen wants to take the family business into the future, get over her broken heart and is using an annoying race car driver to help. Ruby is planning her upcoming wedding to the love of her life and trying to clean her image up. Amy-Rose is a successful business woman with her eyes still set on her one true love. ⠀
The spring of 1910 will never be the same for these four young passionate Black women in Chicago. ⠀ғᴜɴ ғᴀᴄᴛ: Tʜᴇ Dᴀᴠᴇɴᴘᴏʀᴛꜱ ɪꜱ ɪɴꜱᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ʟɪғᴇ Pᴀᴛᴛᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ.
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Amy-Rose's storyline is my favorite. Helen's clever banter and strength is inspiring. Olivia and Ruby's friendship, determination, and love of love is so sweet. ⠀
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This series is so much fun and just lovely. Perfect for anyone who love historical romance, The Gilded Age/The Progressive Era, young adult historical fiction, American history, Black history and strong women stories. If you are a 𝗳𝗮𝗻 of Bridgerton, Downton Abbey, or The League of Extraordinary Women book series you will absolutely love 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀!!
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📗384 pages on kindle ⠀
𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝙽𝚎𝚝𝙶𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚢, 𝙳𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝙺𝚛𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝙰𝚁𝙲. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨: 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝙽𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟸, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺. ⠀
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