A review by ghorsford
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

As a queer Black woman in Minneapolis with Tobagonian parents, I really wanted to love this book. The story was moving but the character dialogue was incredibly distracting. It felt as though it was trying painfully too hard to be “cool, hip, and Black” or “an island gyal”
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