A review by lashawnwiltz
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I had to sit with this book and come back to offer my review. 

This is of course, a beautifully written story. Good Dirt is the story of the Freemans, a black family that can trace their roots back 400 years to a jar that has been passed down from generation to generation. Ebby was just a child when she watches her brother Baz get killed in a home invasion and the jar is broken. 

We fast forward and our story starts as Ebby has just fled to France after being left at the alter. 

I really wanted to love this book. I think for me, I truly dislike the back and forth between timelines. It is rare that it is done seamlessly and this was not it. At times there were too many characters to keep up with and at time there were certain aspects of the story tha had me asking: BUT WHY IS THIS RELEVANT?

 There was a LOT of miscommunication and things that were supposed to be big revelations but just fell…flat. 

But i still couldn’t put this book down. So…

I am going to give this book at 3.75/5.