A review by cleches
Carolina Built by Kianna Alexander

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.0

I give it a 3 because Josephine Leary was an inspiring part of history that I did not know. Otherwise, this book was boring and parts very much unbelievable for the time. It’s difficult for me to conceive that a Black woman in the mid to late 1800s could acquire so much property without any major obstacles due to her gender and race. This book made it seem that way.