A review by emmaraeempowered
Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson

Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

I was really excited to read this, however I got to the 100+ page mark and I just don't think this book is for me. I found myself not feeling as interested as I thought I would be while reading. I didn't get characters motivations and had a hard time following the story line. There are 3 perspectives ecitves that are quickly introduced and I had a very hard time following if they were all present day, flash back, or a story within a story situation.
Closer to 100 I'm pretty sure they are happening at the same present moment.
Some key character moments happened so fast I didn't realize they would be big issues later on. I realize I'm being quite vague here haha, the biggest example is at the beginning the main character looses a copy of a book in the sea. However, the scene was moving so fast and pointing things out that I thought it was just a "oh dang he so clumsy" moment. Then when other characters were upset and explaining why that was a big deal I was thrown off with how I had tossed out the importance in my mind due to how fast the book went. Maybe that sequence of events will make sense to other readers but for me it just left me confused and unconnected to the story. 
I just don't think I'm the right audience for this book.