A review by snowhitereads
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

dark emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 
I read The Stars and the Blackness between them for this month’s #SapphicStoriesBookclub and… WOW!

This was so much more than what I thought it was going to be.
I went into this expecting a sweet contemporary romance, what I got was everything I didn’t know I needed.

It’s a celebration of love, life and of culture and queerness and black girl magic. 
It’s heartbreaking but uplifting, and so full of emotion. 
 
I loved that it isn’t a coming out story or a relationship exclusive storyline.
This book is truly an all around experience.  

The writing is one of the most beautiful I have encountered in a long time, it’s so artful and poetic that it literally brought me to tears. 
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