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A review by bookmeagoodread
Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
4.0
I’m a true lover of historical fiction, but I am always trepidatious about reading books depicting the lives of people who were enslaved. I know it will bring up some rough emotions. With that being said, the end of this book made it worth journeying through this gut wrenching saga.
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This was a story of 2 generations of women who had love so deep for their children that it led to the point of self sacrifice. Sacrifice of their bodies and their dreams, but never their identity (a slave in body, but not in mind). I’m not going to lie, there were some gruesome scenes, especially the part about what was done with boiling water and hot peppers. However, if you can make it to the end, you will find redemption.
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Overall, this book was paced well, kept me interested and had a protagonist that kept me rooting for her from start to finish. I definitely give it 4/5⭐️’s.
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This was a story of 2 generations of women who had love so deep for their children that it led to the point of self sacrifice. Sacrifice of their bodies and their dreams, but never their identity (a slave in body, but not in mind). I’m not going to lie, there were some gruesome scenes, especially the part about what was done with boiling water and hot peppers. However, if you can make it to the end, you will find redemption.
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Overall, this book was paced well, kept me interested and had a protagonist that kept me rooting for her from start to finish. I definitely give it 4/5⭐️’s.