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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-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
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Long After We Are Gone by Terah Shelton Harris
⭐️⭐️ (2/5)
Genre: Literary Fiction
About 395 pages
The King siblings (Junior, Mance, Cece, and Tokey) have been living their lives independently of one another for years. Each has their own struggles that they are facing which make them blind to what their siblings are going through until they are reunited. When their father, King Solomon dies, they are brought back to the “Kingdom” aka the Solomon plantation. On top of coping with their father’s passing, they must now deal with the threat of their family land being taken from them. And if they don’t let their personal walls down, the family walls may crumble.
I LOVED One Summer In Savannah last year, so I couldn’t wait for the author’s second book to come out. Unfortunately, this one just missed the mark for me ☹️ While the topics of multi-generational trauma and race inequality were poignant and interesting, I struggled to get through this book as I couldn’t connect to any of the siblings. We heard the story from each of their perspectives, but it felt like everyone was put in silos, and I would have loved to see more sibling moments.
Favorite Quotes: “You accept what you’ve done. You sit with it and in it. You live with it, all the pain, all the hurt, all the guilt. Until it’s done with you. Until you are done with it. You survive it.”
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
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
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
I love a good messy family drama and this novel has the mess. The family in the novel consists of 4 siblings: 2 brothers, 2 sisters. Their father dies unexpectedly and the siblings learn about family secrets. Some are past secrets and some are current. While the secrets are being exposed, greedy land developers are trying to get the family’s land through loopholes in heir property laws.
I read the author’s debut novel, One Summer in Savannah. There is progression in the author’s writing from the first to the second novel. In this novel, she artfully writes intimate and romantic scenes in this novel in a way that was not present in the first book. The foreshadowing of the secrets that would be revealed was top tier.
I partially listened to this novel in audio book format which was read by Diontae Black.
I requested and received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley.
I read the author’s debut novel, One Summer in Savannah. There is progression in the author’s writing from the first to the second novel. In this novel, she artfully writes intimate and romantic scenes in this novel in a way that was not present in the first book. The foreshadowing of the secrets that would be revealed was top tier.
I partially listened to this novel in audio book format which was read by Diontae Black.
I requested and received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley.
When King Solomon passed away, his last words are, "Don't let the white man take the house." As each of his four children return home with their own struggles and secrets, the difficulty of this request becomes apparent. Since the property has been passed on as heir property a legal loophole may mean they can't fulfill their Dad's last request! Each of the siblings is wrestling with some big issues and they have their reasons for fighting.
I enjoyed a lot about this book, the writing style, the multiple points of view, and what I learned about the issue of heir property. However, it lost stars for me because I wasn't able to root for the main characters. I understand needing flawed characters and trying to gain redemption... But i think it was too much. Some of the actions at the end were so out of character and without realistic consequences.
It was an interesting read, and had some major issues that need to be discussed, but I wish I had someone to root for. But, maybe that's what also made it realistic, there isn't always a hero in life.
This one was published earlier this month, so if it peaks your interest, go check it out!
Thank you to @netgalley for providing me with this ARC to read.
#NetGalley #LongAfterWeAreGone
I enjoyed a lot about this book, the writing style, the multiple points of view, and what I learned about the issue of heir property. However, it lost stars for me because I wasn't able to root for the main characters. I understand needing flawed characters and trying to gain redemption... But i think it was too much. Some of the actions at the end were so out of character and without realistic consequences.
It was an interesting read, and had some major issues that need to be discussed, but I wish I had someone to root for. But, maybe that's what also made it realistic, there isn't always a hero in life.
This one was published earlier this month, so if it peaks your interest, go check it out!
Thank you to @netgalley for providing me with this ARC to read.
#NetGalley #LongAfterWeAreGone
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I very much wanted to like this more than I did. I really liked the way the author wrote, but I just didn't like any of the characters. I know that was basically the point - they, like all of us, are flawed, and the story is about their flaws and how they deal with them to come together as a family, but I found I just couldn't root for them.