Welcome to Litsy!

Finally finished audiobook 3/3 from my road trip. Sisters Cassie, black, and Judith, white, travel from Mississippi to Virginia in search of their inheritance and a better life even further North. An interesting historical adventure mixed with some magical realism centered on colorism and passing.
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Here's my #titletrack list for @BookishMarginalia 's #litsyatoz #readingchallenge. Can't wait!

Great book! Reminder that nothing is ever really black or white.

Starting a new book this afternoon. Looking forward to seeing if it lives up to b my "reminiscent of both William Faulkner and Toni Morrison."

This is a good effort for a debut novel but it felt a little timid. Elements of magical realism are interesting and creative, but Feldman could have explored those further. She paints the typical portrait of the segregated South, but didn't really break any new territory. There was a lot of potential in the premise of 2 sisters, 1 black 1 white, but I was left wanting more.

Unless you a beautiful princess locked in a tower or some magical sleep, ain't no man ever gonna come rescue you. They ain't interested in your misery.

Wonderful premise of a coming of age story in a 1950s racially divided South. Entertaining but not compelling.

So the weather may not have cooperated, but I'll take an overcast beach front reading spot any day.🌊

I picked this up at the library, only to come home and find a copy from Henry Holt and Company. It must be meant to be.

Adding to my ever-growing TBR pile, thanks to Liberty's new book mega-list! So many sample chapters to download.

Racism, family drama, a road trip, and a bit of magic add up for a spell-binding coming of age story that has the makings of a modern classic.