455 reviews for:

Junie

Erin Crosby Eckstine

4.36 AVERAGE

sierra2313's review against another edition

5.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

bookishinidahome's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

melissayoung21's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

thankstomylocallibrary's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

unclemac's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kt1432's review against another edition

2.5

reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I expected to love Junie, but it didn’t connect emotionally for me. Caleb stood out, and I appreciated the attempt to show enslaved characters beyond trauma, but the writing felt repetitive, and Junie’s character arc left me distant. The ghost element lacked depth, and the sudden brutality at the end vs the odd sense of safety for most of the book felt jarring. I wanted to feel grounded in legacy like I did with Cane River, but that thread didn’t quite hold. Still, I’m glad stories like this exist.

lexibutwithbooks's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

minnfinnfiction's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

cvb7's review against another edition

3.0

challenging inspiring mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I would not have read this except for book club. Full of anachronisms. Have I mentioned that I hate romance?  Some other readers found it intense; I found it an unrealistic portrayal of the lives of the enslaved. I guess for YA it might be appropriate, but then why the sex scene?

sarahjfloyd's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful 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