Reviews

Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden

jwiser711's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

mrs_p_reads822's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

lit_eraryqueen's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

booksandthemes's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

5.0

saoirsem's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

3.25

super_cooper's review against another edition

4.75

Really love this! Was going to give it 5…historical fiction, intriguing story, plot twists, good imagery but then! The ending is inconsistent with the rest of the book. Comes very quickly, without the chance to absorb it. Also, not the ending you want to read!

chemoni's review

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

xhallie25's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

whatchapterareyouon's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Wow this book is heavy! Set in the South of America in the 1950s, this is a character driven books that really has you empathising. (Trigger warning) it covers themes of abuse, race, prostitution. 

It’s based around the unlikely friendship of two women but delves into their backstories and the hardships they’ve been through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual violence

nicolepohle's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25