A review by kpottergrisham
The Last Carolina Girl by Meagan Church

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

This book has such beautiful descriptions of what home and family means, and gives the quiet reminiscence of books such as Lisa Wingate’s “Before We Were Yours.” This book deals with the social issues that were spreading throughout the country in the American 1930’s. Just after the Great Depression, and before the turmoil of the Second World War, the American South was quickly developing. The themes and descriptors were SO similar to BWWY, and I loved that this touched on an issue that not many people know or hear about in the United States, and that is the rise of eugenics. However, the disappointment for me in this book comes from the fact I wish they dove much deeper into the issue. I would have loved this to have been much more of a focal point throughout the whole novel, and not just in the last couple of hours. That’s really where all the action is, the last hour and a half of the book. This book just left me wanting MORE from the story.