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challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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? Yes
4.5
This was such a good book. I loved everything from the characters and their bonds, to the writing style, to the discussion of Washington vs Du Bois. It was all very well done. Knowing what was coming left me on the edge of my seat and the tragedy of the story brought me to tears. I loved the unexpected redemption in the end and the way they pushed through it all. I liked how the book focused less on the racist perpetrators of the massacre than the damage they inflicted. However, it spent so much time building up to the massacre and then it brushed over it so quickly. The author probably did it to avoid torture porn which is 100% valid but despite the tragedy there was no sense of danger to the main leads despite all the dangerous things they actively did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Hate crime
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Death, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Murder, Animal death, Rape, and Bullying
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