A review by jenelles
The Day I Fell Off My Island by Yvonne Bailey-Smith

4.0

I absolutely enjoyed it, I loved how much I cling to Erna and I felt her pain with the loss of Melba (grandmother) and I understood why she had to go back to Sippa before he passed and I just felt like it was so ironic that again she was at her father’s house when her grandfather was about to transition.

The sun-stories of Violet, Patsy and Delphine broke my heart so much and it’s always so interesting to me how mental health was dealt with in the earlier years vs. now (not much has changed tbh) we still don’t take it as seriously as we should.

Overall: A solid read and I enjoyed every bit of it.