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devynvictoria's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Slavery, Violence, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, and Torture
Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child abuse
ofbooksandechos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Rape
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Violence
Minor: Confinement and Medical trauma
kellyp's review
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Slavery, and Torture
Moderate: Rape
awahle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Torture and Violence
mandkips's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Torture
Moderate: Body horror, Rape, and Bullying
Minor: Confinement
bandysbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story follows Mira as she returns to her hometown for her ex-bestfriend's wedding. There are threads of mystery and horror that get pulled into the story almost from the beginning, but as the plot picks up the horror really amps up with it. The wedding is held on a historic plantation where slaves were brutalized, tortured, and raped and Mira's discomfort and disgust with the location is immediately apparent. The majority of the guests remain oblivious to the ghosts haunting them until it becomes unavoidable.
I am finding that I really love horror built on reality. I think the idea of being haunted by trauma and horrific events is much more terrifying than zombies, ghosts, and devils. This also creates a lot of social critique within the story which makes it even better.
All in all, I found this a very relevant and scary horror story. If you like a more gothic vibe, current themes, and a compelling main character, you should definitely check this one out!
Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Genocide, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Death, Gaslighting, Violence, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture
This book is about the ghosts of slavery on a particularly brutal plantation. Torture, murder, rape, and other dehumanizing acts are described in explicit detail. If you are sensitive to violence, please consider carefully before reading.biblio_jordyn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The imagery and the author’s writing pulls you in from the first page and doesn’t let you free until you finish.
The read was not only fast paced and creepy, but it delved into so many social issues of today...namely, education and how we treat our black students, especially black boys.
“To believe one must care, and who’s to say anyone ever cared? That’s what she’d tried to make her see: who was to say anyone ever cared—for Jesse, for her, for any of the black kids like them? Who’s to say anyone ever cared at all.”
It talked about plantations and the monstrosity of white people continuing to profit off the suffering of black slaves, the land that they tilled, the buildings they kept, and how the rottenness of it all is often overlooked.
"Roots mean something to these people, even if the core is rotted."
This book had Jordan Peele Get Out vibes and is comparable to the book Lakewood!
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, Rape, and Slavery
whatiqreads's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Rape
laura_crowther's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, and Violence
booknerdnative's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Child abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, and Racism