Reviews

Promise by Rachel Eliza Griffiths

bookinitwithahtiya's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

kat5zing's review

3.0

3.5

madif's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

christywinemiller's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mklein319's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Hate crime, and Racism

hawk313's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

stillwaitingformyletter1201's review

emotional

4.75

joymelodywoods's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

yungoctavio's review

4.0

A great debut novel! Some story lines felt incomplete, such as Ruby and the dead teacher - I wanted more closure out of those. Overall the book tug at heart strings and has a compelling story about race and family.

lulureads365's review

4.0

4.5= This was a powerful read and I don’t think I’ve been this affected by a novel in a while. I had to take a lot of breaks while reading, because of the horrific racism that takes place and still I was emotionally exhausted after finishing this book.

It’s a beautifully written story, but so brutal and honest. There is a lot of violence, racism, and death but on the flip side you have faith, courage, wisdom, love, and strength.

I’d recommend this to those historical fiction readers who can handle the reality of what has truly happened in this country.