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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
This series was so good. The first book was such a good depiction of slavery and the way of life in the South but this book tells a tale that many don't think of - the years following the end of the Civil War and the story of those newly freed.
I said I was not going to read anymore of this series after the first book . This is yet another story of the romanticized Antebellum South. However I stayed listening on Audible because the storyline drew me in like5
Ok book, I think the author droned on a bit, I skipped a few chapters. Good subject matter.
I loved the dual POV this book has. Although I would have loved to get back into Mattie's head as well. She is such an amazing character. Lizbeth has come such a long way and I think she did a great job raising her kids What a tricky situation to navigate and right after the war ended too. Lots to think about. How these stories intertwined was near perfection. I feel that the darker side to everything going on was watered down but otherwise felt very real. Almost 5 stars!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5 STARS
I loved, loved, loved Yellow Crocus, so I went into this with extremely high expectations. I also just recently finished reading Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson which was a phenomenal read and based in the slave era. So in many ways, compared with those two books, this just fell flat for me. Not to say that it wasn't a good story that had me captivated and desiring to know the outcome, because it did, however I just felt like something was missing. The characters seemed a little one dimensional and at times it read a little robotic almost to me. I didn't feel the characters and their emotions in the same way that I did with Yellow Crocus.
Is the story emotional and eye opening simply due to its context - yes. I enjoyed that this took the time period shortly after the emancipation and dealt with the struggles and dangers that the freed continued to face especially in the south. I loved the bond that Mattie and Lisbeth continued to share and how their families blended together into one throughout the story. I also thought it was well depicted how difficult it was for whites at that time to show their support for the freed and any person of color. It definitely took bravery to do the right thing. With Jordan's character, I saw what Ibrahim was attempting to accomplish in that there was a disconnect for some children of freed slaves and the life of the slave - even in a short span of time slavery was "in the past" for them and no longer an issue needing of attention. However, Jordan came off as a spoiled brat to me and I didn't find her change of heart to be very endearing or believable.
Overall worth reading, but not nearly the caliber of the first book in my opinion.
I loved, loved, loved Yellow Crocus, so I went into this with extremely high expectations. I also just recently finished reading Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson which was a phenomenal read and based in the slave era. So in many ways, compared with those two books, this just fell flat for me. Not to say that it wasn't a good story that had me captivated and desiring to know the outcome, because it did, however I just felt like something was missing. The characters seemed a little one dimensional and at times it read a little robotic almost to me. I didn't feel the characters and their emotions in the same way that I did with Yellow Crocus.
Is the story emotional and eye opening simply due to its context - yes. I enjoyed that this took the time period shortly after the emancipation and dealt with the struggles and dangers that the freed continued to face especially in the south. I loved the bond that Mattie and Lisbeth continued to share and how their families blended together into one throughout the story. I also thought it was well depicted how difficult it was for whites at that time to show their support for the freed and any person of color. It definitely took bravery to do the right thing. With Jordan's character, I saw what Ibrahim was attempting to accomplish in that there was a disconnect for some children of freed slaves and the life of the slave - even in a short span of time slavery was "in the past" for them and no longer an issue needing of attention. However, Jordan came off as a spoiled brat to me and I didn't find her change of heart to be very endearing or believable.
Overall worth reading, but not nearly the caliber of the first book in my opinion.
Insightful
This was a great book and the reader did a wonderful job at narrating the story. My heart broke a couple of times just reading the book.
This was a great book and the reader did a wonderful job at narrating the story. My heart broke a couple of times just reading the book.