A review by librarianryan
Bitter Root, Vol. 1: Family Business by Chuck Brown, David F. Walker

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

 This book was simply amazing.  It is an extremely alternative history of the Harlem Renascence.  In this world, people with a corrupted soul become these monsters that must be killed or must be cured.  And being it’s the 1920’s and his is Harlem and most of the monsters were people who believed in lynching and segregation.  But there is one family that is the best at making their bitter root brew that can save someone from this life.  They work with the police and everything, because they want a better world.  On its own, the story is amazing, and the artwork is so detailed.  But add historical reference I knew nothing about, and I was googling “red summer”, 1919 deaths etc.  This book, a historical fantasy about monster killing, read this reader down a research hole to learn about things not taught in schools.  It makes the reader curious, and eager to learn more and only the best books can do that. 
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