A review by laughatlantis
Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay by Kelly McWilliams

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book tackles a lot of different topics and does it well: grief, cancel culture, the mixture of cultural feelings about the history of the American south, and how America ignores the slavery it is built on. This is a YA novel, and the narrators voice is very strong and rings true to that age.

While the title of the book does appear in the book, the book is much more nuanced than the title would make it seem. This is a book about how to best make use of plantations today and how we should remember our history. It’s a conversation starter. Highly recommend.