A review by starbabe2529
When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

This was presented to me as a horror book and I would somewhat disagree with that. While there were many horrifying things that happened and there were ghosts it didn't feel like it was meant to be horror. It seemed more like a work of literary fiction that focused on the horrifying lives of slaves and the long standing institutions of slavery that still dictate our modern life and especially the lives of people of color in our country. It is a very important book and it was incredibly written. But I do not think I would consider this horror in the same way I would not consider Toni Morrison or Alice Sebold horror despite the horrors those authors write about. Overall I think it was well done, intense, and a stark look at the lives of people of color today and in the past. It made me uncomfortable in the way it seems it was intended to and made me think. Overall I give this a 7 out of 10 because while it was well written I did not have fun reading it and I did not get the horror story I was expecting. 
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