A review by booked_with_julia
Devil Is Fine by John Vercher

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Such a beautiful novel. 

After losing his son, a biracial author inherits land from his white grandfather. It is told as he is speaking to his dead son while dealing with grief, the past and fatherhood. They discover gruesome details on the property which was a plantation. 

This book blends literary fiction, mystery, paranormal and magical realism. There are heavy topics and it’s beautiful and heartbreaking but I will be thinking of this novel for a long time. Especially when I see a jellyfish.