A review by eressea
Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthron

4.0

Wow, this book is amazing! I cried so much... it’s truly about black girl magic, literally. In the beginning I had trouble as this book uses a Southern 1960s accent (I think lol), and not being a native speaker sometimes I didn’t get half of the sentences and sometimes I had no idea what the dialogue was about. But it is really authentic and I think that’s very important! It was dark and mature, and I loved the main character, how she is so spoken out about things, even though she can be a bit impatient and rash lol! Her boyfriend is a cinnamon roll, and I loved him for asking consent and treating her equally, but not a perfect relationship thank goodness. This is one of the best romance subplots I read in a long time. However, it is not about romance, it’s about magic and racism and womens rights and heavy topics like rape/violence. The magic system is amazing and felt very natural. Grandma is amazing. I really loved it even though my heart broke.