A review by nerdy_book_lover_1987
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

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5.0

This book was absolutely amazing and truly  heartbreaking. You get a good look into the Jim Crow era and how the white man had all the power back then especially over people of color and poor. The poorer you were, the harsher it was. I really connected to these characters and had a hard time putting this book down. It's powerful, haunting, terrifying but also beautiful in the end. I could never imagine going to a school that punishes children the way this school did and all it's secrets. I highly recommend reading this book.