Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson

1 review

tangleroot_eli's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

This book, y'all. This book. It's mysterious. It's angry. It' complex. I loved it. I was loving it.

And then the last 10 pages! wtf?

I still do love it. But also I feel like it punched me directly in the face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War