I liked this 2nd book so much more than the 1st! I love her parents. The mystery was medium OK but the cast of small town characters really grew on meI liked this 2nd book so much more than the 1st! I love her parents. The mystery was medium OK but the cast of small town characters really grew on me with this book....more
**spoiler alert** 4.5 Stars Rounded Up This was dark and troubling but interesting and extremely satisfying at the same time.
This is, first and foremos**spoiler alert** 4.5 Stars Rounded Up This was dark and troubling but interesting and extremely satisfying at the same time.
This is, first and foremost, a domestic thriller. It has many twists and reveals all well handled and shocking. This also is a family drama dealing with cross-cultural marriages, parental expectations, generational differences, the legacy of slavery amongst the Diaspora, and within modern-day Nigeria. I love novels set in modern day West Africa written by Black folks. I prefer those written by Nigerians whether living abroad or not. It has set in me a longing to visit Nigeria. I've known and even dated a Nigerian here. Beautiful culture with some fucked up colonial views of Black folks across the Diaspora. White Supremacy has fucked us all up, lateral oppression everywhere amongst Black folks, on the continent and across the Diaspora....more
2.5 rounded up This was really painfully slow and didn't pick up until the end. It felt like this story really only required 1 maybe 2 novels. Definitel2.5 rounded up This was really painfully slow and didn't pick up until the end. It felt like this story really only required 1 maybe 2 novels. Definitely not 3....more
This was very easy to read as a casual historian. This was very well researched and sited. This is a fun way to learn a very condensed version of ScottThis was very easy to read as a casual historian. This was very well researched and sited. This is a fun way to learn a very condensed version of Scottish Royal history....more
This is detailed, well researched, and almost too much info, to be honest. There's not much known about this daughter of James I, 3.75 stars rounded up
This is detailed, well researched, and almost too much info, to be honest. There's not much known about this daughter of James I, and this filled that gap nicely....more
This was well done. A bit overly positive but I understand the desire given the many negative portrayals. This was short but surprisingly detailed. A nicThis was well done. A bit overly positive but I understand the desire given the many negative portrayals. This was short but surprisingly detailed. A nice edition in this series....more
3.75 rounded up This is a very detailed look at the close of the Elizabethen Era and the rise of the Stuarts. This is primarily about the players of not3.75 rounded up This is a very detailed look at the close of the Elizabethen Era and the rise of the Stuarts. This is primarily about the players of note in the court of England and Scotland. It covers how James is chosen to replace Elizabeth and how this is influenced to happen. I'm only passingly familiar with this period but the sources seem solid....more
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