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Kennedy Mitchell is brilliant, beautiful and tired of being the only Black woman in the room.
Two years ago, she was plucked from reception for a seat at the boardroom table in the name of “representation”. Rather than play along, she and her best friend founded Token, a boutique PR agency that helps diversity-challenged companies and celebrities. With famous people getting into reputation-damaging controversies, Token is in high demand and business is booming, but when her ex shows up needing help repairing his reputation, things get even more complicated and soon Kennedy finds herself drawn into a PR scandal of her own.
What did I think?
Token is a book that I have not been able to stop thinking about, long after I read the final page. It highlights and explores so many different prejudices that I found both shocking and sobering.
Kennedy is the right sex and colour required to secure a new client for the company where she is working as a temporary receptionist. The ruse works and the company have their important new client but, what is most shocking, is that I can totally see companies doing this. This devious trickery gives Kennedy the idea for a new business where she can help companies to diversify or at least give the illusion of doing so.
Although I questioned the ethics of her business model, I absolutely loved Kennedy Mitchell; she has really had to work hard to get where she is but whilst she may be a successful businesswoman she is not quite so successful in love. I think her own prejudices about herself hold her back from revealing her true feelings to the man she loves.
I was hooked from the very first page and I just knew that I was going to love the strong and sassy main character of Kennedy. There are lots of serious thought-provoking subjects to ponder and reflect on later as well as some steamy sex scenes that had me reaching to turn down the thermostat.
Token is a fresh, modern and powerful novel that completely captivated me from start to finish. I am 100% invested in the characters and can't wait for Beverley Kendall's next novel after reading the sneaky peek at the end of the book. An important and highly recommended read.
I received an ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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