A review by briisbooked
Night Wherever We Go by Tracey Rose Peyton

dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is a lot to digest. Peyton takes us on a journey of damned if you do, damned if you don’t. The story that was told was different from anything I’ve ever read. A story that often goes untold. Unlike most stories I’ve read it’s less about escaping and more about surviving. Under the thumb of their master(s) these women devise a plan just to make life more livable. The state of consciousness and unconsciousness was so thin in this. To make things more bearable often times the women would think back to their families they had to leave behind. To the point where they would constantly have bouts of dizziness and haziness. There were so many things I didn’t know previously like slave holders bringing in breeders to force children upon the plantation. Or how a wet nurse really worked. There was so many new things to learn in every chapter of this book.

The name of the game is money and these owners don’t have a lot of it which is quite different of story than what’s usually told. A plantation of 10 slaves is not common in popular stories usually it’s way more so in a way this story is way more intimate than one would think. Each slave has their point of view told and even the slave owners pov is told as well. This was unique story and I appreciate the authenticity and the author creativity.

Thank you to NetGalley and Ecco books for the e-ARC.
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