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A review by gxuosi
The Black Queen by Jumata Emill
4.0
i don’t think tinsley really needed or deserved a redemption arc. we can know she’s done the right thing without placing the focus on her because giving her that redemption arc fully overshadowed what this was supposed to be about: justice for nova, processing grief for duchess. tinsley became the main character in a story about black girls in the south seeking equality, right to life, and justice. the ending felt like it was written for white people to absolve their guilt, which the novel had already previously criticized. idk man.