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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sing when the dawn is dark... as long as you have the books, you'll always have the light."
wow! what another beautiful and inspirational story about the blue skinned people of Kentucky, the struggles they went through to live a peaceful life and the fight they had in their hearts. I just recent read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and I loved it, but I loved this one even more. Honey saw the heart and fight her mama had and she worked even harder to be brave and stay strong. The fight and spirit she had was so amazing. While this book has ALOT of prejudice, racism and really horrible people, the love and and compassion the community had not only for Honey and her family, but for the books that helped the people come together, really outweighed the bad. It showed a little hope that there are still good people in the world.
"Knowing that the books had not only saved me, her and others, but had given us something even buffer and more precious-- freedom."
Thank you Sourcebook Landmark, Netgalley and Kim Michele Richardson for an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
wow! what another beautiful and inspirational story about the blue skinned people of Kentucky, the struggles they went through to live a peaceful life and the fight they had in their hearts. I just recent read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and I loved it, but I loved this one even more. Honey saw the heart and fight her mama had and she worked even harder to be brave and stay strong. The fight and spirit she had was so amazing. While this book has ALOT of prejudice, racism and really horrible people, the love and and compassion the community had not only for Honey and her family, but for the books that helped the people come together, really outweighed the bad. It showed a little hope that there are still good people in the world.
"Knowing that the books had not only saved me, her and others, but had given us something even buffer and more precious-- freedom."
Thank you Sourcebook Landmark, Netgalley and Kim Michele Richardson for an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, Medical trauma, and Murder