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Rainbow

by Verde Arzu

A coming-of-age romance shaped by basketball and first love

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A coming-of-age romance shaped by basketball and first love

Taylor’s commitment to basketball provides an anchor as she balances the court, school, and the expectations she places on herself. Melony’s arrival unsettles that careful balance, opening space for questions of identity and freedom. Framed as a Black queer coming-of-age love story, the novella centers on formative experiences: falling in love, facing heartbreak, and beginning to imagine a different way of being. Its basketball setting and romance intersect in Taylor’s changing sense of who she is.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Black queer coming-of-age romance
  • Readers seeking stories about first love and heartbreak
  • Readers drawn to basketball-centered fiction

Themes

First love and heartbreakIdentity and self-discoveryFreedom and self-expressionBasketball

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Book overview

Taylor plays hard and keeps her head down, on the court, in class, and in life. Basketball is her anchor, her escape, her everything. But when Melony shows up-radiant, confident, and unapologetically herself, Taylor starts questioning everything she thought she had to be.

 

Rainbow is a Black queer coming-of-age love story about firsts: first love, first heartbreak, first glimpse of freedom. With a Love Jones kind of vibe, it's the debut novella from author Verde Arzu, told with tenderness, fire, and a voice all its own.

 

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