A review by booksbythecup
Carolina Built by Kianna Alexander

I hadn't heard of Josephine Leary before reading the blurb fire this book. Contemplating what life was like for her and her family after emancipation was definitely something I wanted to imagine. But overall, the book was OK. Josephine's determination to create a legacy and inheritance for her family was something I admired. But I also felt that she didn't view her husband as a real partner in all areas of life. Neither one of them did a good job of communicating their feelings and insecurities. Josephine made decisions without her husband and he reacted to that poorly. But both of them were flawed as we all are. But Josephine always justified why she did what she did…because it’s what she wanted. She could have done more as a single woman because that’s how she acted.

While I could see what was going to happen because of that, and I would never condone abuse, both husband and wife got on my nerves from time to time. Communication is the lifeblood in a good and healthy relationship.