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Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown

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amradio's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Mind the trigger warnings because I did not look them up so some of the parts in the book caught me off guard even though you could kind of feel them coming

I appreciate how the book uses magic in a realistic type of way which is unique to the kinds of books I normally read

The book definitely doesn't disappoint in making everything come together and addressing just about any and everything

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theatre_reader123's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

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Child molestation, colorism, wizardry, incest, alcoholism, drug addiction, hijab, privilege, darkness vs. light, multiculturalism, stereotypes, Black poverty, imposter syndrome, religious hypocrisy, puberty, sexualization of children, rape, racism and systemic racism, LGBT, Black feminism, rising up, coming of age, (in)equity, forgiveness, mental illness, grief, healing

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erinriker's review against another edition

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emotional 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

4.75

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aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A tough read but a very good one. I don't read magical realism (I tried one book before but didn't finish it), but I think the audiobook really helped out and made it an enjoyable read. Echo is a wonderful character, and all her friends and family added so much to the story as well. It was tough reading about their struggles and the trauma they all go through, but it was also really nice to see how the young wizards were able to lift the negative veils and help heal those who were hurting when they could. The ending set up a nice hopeful feel as well.

I initially picked up The Chosen One to read, but upon finding out it was a sequel to this, I checked this out asap off Libby and completed it first before continuing with The Chosen One. Knowing how well written (and well narrated) this was, I'm stoked to continue with The Chosen One.

Definitely read content/trigger warnings because what Echo, her family, and her friends go through is very heavy to read.

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thealyssa_ann's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

I haven’t read anything like this before and listening to the audiobook was the best recommendation I followed. Of course the content is challenging and you should check warnings before reading, but I thought the added element of magical realism with many of the women being wizards who had the power to perform miracles and lift the dark veil over their loved ones was so beautiful, terrible, and powerful. It felt like a great representation of the Black woman’s experience in the US.

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