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A review by passionyoungwrites
Dark Corner by Brandon Massey
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I didn’t really read the synopsis for this one. I bought it because I attended a virtual event where Black horror writers were sharing their work and the history behind why they started writing.
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I actually liked this book. Black characters, smooth transition from one storyline to the next. Masons Corner was a place where people stayed from one generation to another. The strangest part of the story was that no one had a real solid relationship with David’s father. Not enough to help David know the man even he had no real relationship with.
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David really did his big one in this story. Because he did find out about his father but it definitely wasn’t what he expected.
My favorite characters were Franklin - the historian, Pearl - the psychic, Lisha - the mysterious one, and Jahlil - the sheriffs son. But Lisha had a plan of her own. And honestly, her entire part in this story was weird. The ending was so crazy because I felt the urge to slap Lisha.
But you never really know the lengths that people will go to change their lives, even if it means changing the lives of the generations behind them.
🩸
I actually liked this book. Black characters, smooth transition from one storyline to the next. Masons Corner was a place where people stayed from one generation to another. The strangest part of the story was that no one had a real solid relationship with David’s father. Not enough to help David know the man even he had no real relationship with.
🩸
David really did his big one in this story. Because he did find out about his father but it definitely wasn’t what he expected.
My favorite characters were Franklin - the historian, Pearl - the psychic, Lisha - the mysterious one, and Jahlil - the sheriffs son. But Lisha had a plan of her own. And honestly, her entire part in this story was weird. The ending was so crazy because I felt the urge to slap Lisha.
But you never really know the lengths that people will go to change their lives, even if it means changing the lives of the generations behind them.