A review by bookishwitherin
When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This was an uncomfortable but important read. The author did a great job setting the atmosphere and that yucky feeling in your gut as you are reading it. I felt angry, frustrated, sick, sad & so many other range of emotions. As a white person who grew up in the NE, I always wondered why these celebrities and white people get married at plantations. I so want them to read this book and see exactly how messed up it is that they would want their wedding day at a place that was a dark time during our history. The horrors that were felt made my stomach churn. 

The only thing I wished that happened was that the ending was a bit different. I was hoping for more revenge. 
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