288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593230503
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Description
A spellbinding debut novel tracing three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughter’s discovery that she has the power to change her family’s legacy.Summer 1995: Ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father’s ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,452 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
hopeful 46%
sad 46%
challenging 36%
dark 34%
inspiring 31%
tense 18%
funny 9%
informative 7%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Domestic abuse, RacismModerate
Gun violence, Police brutality, Murder288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593230503
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Description
A spellbinding debut novel tracing three generations of a Southern Black family and one daughter’s discovery that she has the power to change her family’s legacy.Summer 1995: Ten-year-old Joan, her mother, and her younger sister flee her father’s ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,452 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
hopeful 46%
sad 46%
challenging 36%
dark 34%
inspiring 31%
tense 18%
funny 9%
informative 7%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Domestic abuse, RacismModerate
Gun violence, Police brutality, Murder