A review by thenovelmaura
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
Maybe it's because I was listening to this as an audiobook, but I couldn't bring myself to finish it. It dragged so much; I actually kept thinking I had to be halfway through the book by now, then whenever I looked at my phone it was 20%. I understand that Rue felt a responsibility to the people on the former plantation, but it was too painful to keep listening when it was clear that something horrible was going to happen to her due to their distrust of her magic and baby Bean. If the shoe had dropped sooner, maybe I would still be listening? The setting and writing were lovely and it was clear that a lot of research had gone into this book; it just wasn't for me.
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