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A review by lita_tori
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
"The beauty of a thing justified its plunder. And nothing was more beautiful than a girl who was fearless."
Black cake is a powerful multigenerational debut following siblings Byron and Benny in the wake of their mothers death. They discover an inheritance from their mother that they never expected and that has the power to divide them further or knit their bond back together.
I really loved the overall message in this book, which was evident throughout, with every POV you came across. The characters were well built, loveable and adapted and changed as the story progressed.
And the story just hooked you, with short chapters to make it seem faster paced. The writing was simple but so descriptive and mesmerising, with me finding myself often stopping to reread a portion and highlight it on my Literal account.
For a debut book I preordered on a whim, it's an author I will be keeping an eye on from now on.
Black cake is a powerful multigenerational debut following siblings Byron and Benny in the wake of their mothers death. They discover an inheritance from their mother that they never expected and that has the power to divide them further or knit their bond back together.
I really loved the overall message in this book, which was evident throughout, with every POV you came across. The characters were well built, loveable and adapted and changed as the story progressed.
And the story just hooked you, with short chapters to make it seem faster paced. The writing was simple but so descriptive and mesmerising, with me finding myself often stopping to reread a portion and highlight it on my Literal account.
For a debut book I preordered on a whim, it's an author I will be keeping an eye on from now on.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Racism
Minor: Rape