A review by fuascailt
Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland

3.0

I enjoyed this book just as I have enjoyed her other work! It was a good story (first middle-grade for me actually) - Ophie was just the most real she could have been

Spoiler

she was not the oh so perfect roses in the air character, no, she was a 12-yr old girl not too happy with the way things were sometimes, and I loved reading that, she was upset at how because of her race she was treated, which is NORMAL, and it felt so real and raw and broke my heart so many times and angered me a fair amount to at the injustice anyone must have felt at time periods like this

I do wish I had seen a bit of a stick it to the ass**les for some *cough* certain characters, but, what is the point in that? Being angry? So I was glad for the ending, even if it was so sad

Spoiler

finding out Mrs Caruthers was the rascist old hag we all knew her to be, but to kill, so utterly despicable, and to find out the little kid, whipped bloody, was staying out of fear for what would be done to ole Henry, broke me, and its the one time I cried and needed a moment! <3

Overall, I totally loved this book! maybe best so far this year? not a hard one to beat, only the second, but, I seem to be following a theme, so who knows....

:) good book 3.5/5 stars.