441 reviews for:

What You Leave Behind

Wanda M. Morris

3.95 AVERAGE

mjsbooktopia's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bookdragon217's review against another edition

4.25

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Death of parent, Murder

shellysbookcorner's review against another edition

4.5

informative

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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First time reading Wanda M. Morris and this was a great read! I learned a lot about heirs property and the importance of having a will because people are lowdown!!  They will steal from Black people and poor people with no shame and won't even bat an eyelash. The story kept my attention from beginning to end and I need to read all of Wanda's backlist titles! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent

lit_eraryqueen's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

kimmeyer's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bookishkellyn's review

3.0

mysterious tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Deena returns to her hometown feeling defeated after losing her mom, job, home, and marriage all within a year. A dead-end job, a second chance at love, and a new purpose help distract her from her ongoing grief. Her naturally inquisitive nature pulls her to uncover a mystery more insidious than gentrification, but I was so aggravated by her constantly putting herself (and others) in harrowing situations to propel the plot forward. The way you feel about this book will probably depend on how you feel about the ending. The attempt to tie-in a spiritual Gullah Geechee element fell flat for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

bertharochestergraduates_8's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kgraham10's review against another edition

4.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

hrrreads's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

terri_be_reading's review against another edition

4.25

informative mysterious 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

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there is no climax in this book but i still enjoyed the plot and i liked the topic the book made me curious about land ownership etc and i found myself googling lol