Reviews

The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

mirandaroo89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

fherrera's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.75

disabledbookdragon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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? No

3.5

lbalevre522's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

kingtchalla83's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

booksnbeers13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

So let me preface this review by saying, Historical Fiction is very far from my normal genre of choice. However, I cannot say enough good things about The American Daughters. This story was raw, emotional, upsetting because of it highlighting one of the darkest moments of our Country’s history, but also inspiring!

The writing was so fluid and captivating. The characters were diverse, endearing, and easy to get attached to. I found myself watching the story unfold like a play or tv show. Highly recommend to lovers of the genre, time period, or anyone looking to widen their reading preferences.

kaylee784's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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? No

3.5

whatthedeuce's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

devinmzt's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

gtenk618's review against another edition

3.75

This is a great coming of age story that follows Ady from her young childhood through to her early adulthood. I listened to the audiobook and my one complaint is that Lenore’s accent felt very inconsistent. 

Also don’t bother reading the jacket summary for this one as it describes events that happen 2/3 of the way through the book.