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106 reviews for:
Second House from the Corner: A Novel of Marriage, Secrets, and Lies
Sadeqa Johnson
3.64 AVERAGE
106 reviews for:
Second House from the Corner: A Novel of Marriage, Secrets, and Lies
Sadeqa Johnson
3.64 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A book that speaks the truth, with all the good and bad thrown in. We all make mistakes and try to learn from them. We are all overwhelmed and sometimes just want to run away. We all have a past and wishes for the future.
This book will stick with me because of it's... authenticity? it's realness? it's struggle?
Throughout this book I didn't know what to root for. Usually you have a clue about what you want to happen, but that changed as I continued reading. A change of pace for me that I really enjoyed.
This book will stick with me because of it's... authenticity? it's realness? it's struggle?
Throughout this book I didn't know what to root for. Usually you have a clue about what you want to happen, but that changed as I continued reading. A change of pace for me that I really enjoyed.
Really enjoyed this book! Will read more by this Author and recommend to others!! Love that she has a different voice, but still something I could relate to.
This is a story where a woman has the good life, but her past comes up to wreck havoc on her life. It wouldn't be so bad if it were not for the fact that she had kept this past hidden from her husband. One lie leads to another and soon she finds herself treading down the road she was trying to avoid and the destruction of her marriage. This was a good book and was part of my Popsugar Reading challenge for a book recommended by a librarian.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the book overall, loved Gran, but thought after all the back and forth the ending was rather abrupt and didn't seem to be in character for Preston. Not a big fan of Preston.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Mixed Emotions………
This is the 3rd novel I’ve read by Sadeqa Johnson and it didn’t disappoint. I went back and forth between loving Felicia and wanting to shake her! The decisions she made had me shaking my head. But she had to go through mess to come out clean on the other side. The most important takeaway from this novel is to give yourself grace and forgiveness. I didn’t want the story to end. Highly recommended!
This is the 3rd novel I’ve read by Sadeqa Johnson and it didn’t disappoint. I went back and forth between loving Felicia and wanting to shake her! The decisions she made had me shaking my head. But she had to go through mess to come out clean on the other side. The most important takeaway from this novel is to give yourself grace and forgiveness. I didn’t want the story to end. Highly recommended!
This review will contain spoilers!!
Reading this book was like remembering pieces from my childhood that were tucked away with dust on them. It’s silly but I couldn’t help but to smile a little when I saw her grandmother mention the circular… So nostalgic.I haven’t read a book by a black author in a long time, especially one that could capture the nuances of growing up in a black household. I grew up with both of my parents but up until I was 9, during the day I was raised by my religious grandmother, much like the MC Felicia was. I could relate to Felicia in the fact that she felt the need to stuff all the “bad” things deep down. You don’t talk about the bad things, you just tuck them away, under lock and key. That caused her to have such a toxic inner voice if she wasn’t being “good wife, mother, woman.” Felicia, piling on to the stress. She had a hard childhood and had no one to turn to and I feel like Martin saw that. Martin the right hand man to her pastor, but let’s be real “Daddy Gracious One” was a cult leader, exploiting the people of his church. It wasn’t said out right but there is no doubt, Martin groomed her. A beacon in her church. Every single time he referred to her as ”Young Sister” I wanted to climb through the book and punch him! Felicia ends up pregnant and she is beaten and sent away for it. No one asking if she is okay or why a 30 year old man is sleeping with a 15 year old.
Fast forward to her life as a mother of 3 beautiful kids and wife to Preston. Martin finds a way to creep back into her life and Preston finds out he has been calling. I absolutely did not like Preston in this book. Sure he worked and blah blah but he didn’t sound like a good dad or husband to Felicia. I know it’s a thing to cater to your man or whatever, but the way he blew up at Felicia without even letting her explain simply because a man called the house is so out of line. No wonder she didn’t want to open to you, I wouldn’t either! He shows up at her show and then threatens to hit her at the house. It’s like okay be angry, but I feel like he did entirely too much. Then Rory goes missing and he follows her foot to foot instead of looking in other spots ?!?! That would’ve drove me crazy. I am not saying Felicia is right for what she did with Martin after Preston kicked her out, she should have known better but I truly think she didn’t. Her entire past was stuffed into the crevices of her being and suddenly was shoved into the light. She needed help and didn’t get it so I think her mind and body went to where she felt safe once.
I did feel like the ending could have been better. Not neatly tied up the way it was. Preston needs to learn empathy and I hope Felicia opens up to someone because her past will continue to weigh her down otherwise. I can’t wait to read more of Sadeqa Johnson’s work :)
Reading this book was like remembering pieces from my childhood that were tucked away with dust on them. It’s silly but I couldn’t help but to smile a little when I saw her grandmother mention the circular… So nostalgic.I haven’t read a book by a black author in a long time, especially one that could capture the nuances of growing up in a black household. I grew up with both of my parents but up until I was 9, during the day I was raised by my religious grandmother, much like the MC Felicia was. I could relate to Felicia in the fact that she felt the need to stuff all the “bad” things deep down. You don’t talk about the bad things, you just tuck them away, under lock and key. That caused her to have such a toxic inner voice if she wasn’t being “good wife, mother, woman.” Felicia, piling on to the stress. She had a hard childhood and had no one to turn to and I feel like Martin saw that. Martin the right hand man to her pastor, but let’s be real “Daddy Gracious One” was a cult leader, exploiting the people of his church. It wasn’t said out right but there is no doubt, Martin groomed her. A beacon in her church. Every single time he referred to her as ”Young Sister” I wanted to climb through the book and punch him! Felicia ends up pregnant and she is beaten and sent away for it. No one asking if she is okay or why a 30 year old man is sleeping with a 15 year old.
Fast forward to her life as a mother of 3 beautiful kids and wife to Preston. Martin finds a way to creep back into her life and Preston finds out he has been calling. I absolutely did not like Preston in this book. Sure he worked and blah blah but he didn’t sound like a good dad or husband to Felicia. I know it’s a thing to cater to your man or whatever, but the way he blew up at Felicia without even letting her explain simply because a man called the house is so out of line. No wonder she didn’t want to open to you, I wouldn’t either! He shows up at her show and then threatens to hit her at the house. It’s like okay be angry, but I feel like he did entirely too much. Then Rory goes missing and he follows her foot to foot instead of looking in other spots ?!?! That would’ve drove me crazy. I am not saying Felicia is right for what she did with Martin after Preston kicked her out, she should have known better but I truly think she didn’t. Her entire past was stuffed into the crevices of her being and suddenly was shoved into the light. She needed help and didn’t get it so I think her mind and body went to where she felt safe once.
I did feel like the ending could have been better. Not neatly tied up the way it was. Preston needs to learn empathy and I hope Felicia opens up to someone because her past will continue to weigh her down otherwise. I can’t wait to read more of Sadeqa Johnson’s work :)
Sadeqa is such a talented writer. She can really tell a story. The main character in this story will infuriate you with her decision-making, but it was hard for me to put the book down because I wanted to see how everything played out. I would definitely recommend reading this.