Ohhh, Buck…

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Black Buck is a satire about the business world, and the world in general. Darren is a 22 year old from Bed Stuy, once top of his class at Bronx Science, and working at Starbucks as a manager. His potential is realized when Rhett Daniels, mogul of a startup company that resides floors above the Starbucks, is blown away by Darren’s salesmanship and ability to make Rhett change his daily order. “Buck” was born, and is on the way to changing many black and brown lives across the city.

I really loved the main character’s development from comfortable underachiever to business mastermind. It was a ride…even if as the reader, you wish he makes some better decisions for himself. As entertaining as a train wreck, the twist at the end was really expected until you sit back and take a second look.

This was a fantastic debut for Mateo Askaripour. I look forward to his future releases! Thank you to the author, the publisher, and BookishFirst for the advanced copy!