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A review by jigsawgirl
Say Her Name by Ryan Carter, Dreda Say Mitchell
3.0
My thought was that the focus of this book was supposed to be about the social injustice of missing black women being ignored by the media and overlooked by law enforcement.
The actual story was a bit if a struggle. The book also focused on the trauma POC endure. Eva's husband Joe was duplicitous at minimum and a whiny SOB at best. I will admit that Eva had her own issues, but he set her up and then walked away when things didn't go the way he thought they should.
Eva was supposed to be a physician. The woman's common sense was non existent. How could anyone who managed to make it through med school be that naive and trusting? Especially of people she just met as opposed to the man who raised her for 20 years. She didn't seem to be all that interested in her medical career. Eva also kept her fair share of secrets.
Then there were all of the secrets. It was completely ridiculous. I understood why Danny kept his secrets, but it seemed like Sugar would share his, if for no other reason then to keep Eva safe. It was sheer luck that Eva did not end up like the other women.
I did appreciate the reference to the different textures of hair Eva had going on throughout her head. Often when authors write about Black
or Biracial women, their hair is referred to as thick and wavy, or long and straight, or full of curls. It's one thing or the other, when it can truly be all of the above.
This read was more interesting than I expected. I would have rated it higher except that I could not reconcile Dr. Eva turning into her own Private Investigator with the help of Ronnie and Miriam. Suddenly she could leap tall buildings in a single bound. Yet the former police officer, who happened to be her father, was of no help until almost the bitter end.
The actual story was a bit if a struggle. The book also focused on the trauma POC endure. Eva's husband Joe was duplicitous at minimum and a whiny SOB at best. I will admit that Eva had her own issues, but he set her up and then walked away when things didn't go the way he thought they should.
Eva was supposed to be a physician. The woman's common sense was non existent. How could anyone who managed to make it through med school be that naive and trusting? Especially of people she just met as opposed to the man who raised her for 20 years. She didn't seem to be all that interested in her medical career. Eva also kept her fair share of secrets.
Then there were all of the secrets. It was completely ridiculous. I understood why Danny kept his secrets, but it seemed like Sugar would share his, if for no other reason then to keep Eva safe. It was sheer luck that Eva did not end up like the other women.
I did appreciate the reference to the different textures of hair Eva had going on throughout her head. Often when authors write about Black
or Biracial women, their hair is referred to as thick and wavy, or long and straight, or full of curls. It's one thing or the other, when it can truly be all of the above.
This read was more interesting than I expected. I would have rated it higher except that I could not reconcile Dr. Eva turning into her own Private Investigator with the help of Ronnie and Miriam. Suddenly she could leap tall buildings in a single bound. Yet the former police officer, who happened to be her father, was of no help until almost the bitter end.