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A review by wengergal
The Light Always Breaks by Angela Jackson-Brown
3.0
The Light Always Breaks is a historical fiction set in the 1940's in Washington DC during the height of civil unrest. Eva Cordon, the black owner of a popular French restaurant, crosses path with Courtland, Georgia's white senator. Sparks immediately begin to fly. Eva is involved in the civll rights movement. Courtland finds himself torn between his love for Eva, the right thing to do, and his father's prejudice ways and thoughts.
I found that I had a love hate relationship with this book. I loved the book at times and I hated the book at times. I wanted to scream at the characters and other times my heart broke for them.
Here are just a few of my thoughts about the hate part.
- Early in the book, Courtland and a mutual friend of Eva and Courtland, Adam goes to Eva's restaurant with Courtland. Before arriving at the restaurant, Adam warns Courtland not to get involved with Eva. At the restaurant, the men end up eating lunch with Eva. During the lunch, Adam leaves Eva and Courtland alone. It felt unrealistic to me that after warning Courtland of the perils of being with Eva, Adam would leave the two alone in a very public setting.
- Eva is a twenty-four-year old black woman who owns a French restaurant in Washington DC in 1947. I never could find how Eva got the money to start a business this fancy in Washington DC at this time in our country. This felt unrealistic to me. This fact bothered me the entire book.
2.5 stars rounded up to 3.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts & opinions are my own.
I found that I had a love hate relationship with this book. I loved the book at times and I hated the book at times. I wanted to scream at the characters and other times my heart broke for them.
Here are just a few of my thoughts about the hate part.
- Early in the book, Courtland and a mutual friend of Eva and Courtland, Adam goes to Eva's restaurant with Courtland. Before arriving at the restaurant, Adam warns Courtland not to get involved with Eva. At the restaurant, the men end up eating lunch with Eva. During the lunch, Adam leaves Eva and Courtland alone. It felt unrealistic to me that after warning Courtland of the perils of being with Eva, Adam would leave the two alone in a very public setting.
- Eva is a twenty-four-year old black woman who owns a French restaurant in Washington DC in 1947. I never could find how Eva got the money to start a business this fancy in Washington DC at this time in our country. This felt unrealistic to me. This fact bothered me the entire book.
2.5 stars rounded up to 3.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts & opinions are my own.