A review by sashawins
Root Magic by Eden Royce

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

📚Book Review📚

Debut: Eden Royce

Genre: Middle Grade

Rating:  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫4.5/5

🎶Song for book🎶

Marvin Gaye " One of these days" 

🎇Favorite Quote/sayin---
 " Dark is not ugly. Get that out of your minds right now...you are both Black, and your mama taught you to hold your heads up and be proud."

" The point of root is to try and make this world a better place to live in."

🎇My Review--

This story takes place in the early1960s South Carolina, where Jim Crow is rampant. Where we encounter siblings who are twins, Jezebel & Jay Turner who after the death of their grandma, will finally learn rootwork from their uncle.

I loved the simplicity of Turners family life, the farm, the food, and thr magic of rootwork and magical creatures & the red wolf.

Yall I love the scray parts too such as the Boo-Hag & the Poppet scenes-- I truly scared myself.🙈

I loved Jezebel connections to her ancestors, the spirituality of Gullah-Geechee people, and her experience in Zar ( Heaven). 

Eden Royce does a amazing job in adding historical elements. The themes discussed such as family, unusual  friendships, magic, love, forgiveness, death, and resilience was wonderful to read.

 Yes-- to theCapital B for Black all through this book👏🏿 

🎇My only issue --
 I didn't want the story to end, I wanted more of Jay & Jez Marsh adventures 😉 

I highly reccomend this book🎉
 

#Rootwork #Spirituality #ConnectionsToAfricanContinent #SouthCarolina #Sealsland #Boohag #CircleOfProtection #Soul

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Death of parent