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A review by leah_alexandra
Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
I thought this story was told beautifully and was really well-executed. I liked how the bulk of the story takes place in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. It was really interesting to see how much changed for these people, but still how much was the same.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury