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Yay! I finished a book!
This novel has some interesting commentary about the nature of race and the limitations of working towards equality in the context of the existing system. The solution they come up with is a bit Stepford Wives, a bit Get Out, and a bit Spanish Inquisition (mostly Stepford Wives, though...lots of parallels, if I'm remembering that book accurately).
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Beverage update: Tea and double-checking the pronunciation of a word that could be (but isn't) on the #HauntedShelf Word Finder list.

I'm not used to caffeine, so now I need to take a break to work some of it through my bloodstream so I'm not so jittery. Luckily, the laundry needs attention, so I can get my body moving and audio-chore with the tagged book for a bit while still being productive.

Wishing everyone a beautiful day wherever you are!

I hate to say it but I just couldn‘t enjoy this story. It‘s billed as a mix of Get Out and Stepford Wives, which I see, but it lacks the depth and satire of those works. The main character is one of the most negative characters I‘ve come across and is just so judgmental of every single person who crosses her path and any enjoyment anyone could possibly have that it became exhausting. It truly felt one note. I did finish but it was a struggle! 🌟🌟

This book had me in a grip!! Damn! It was good and a page turner for real!

As much as I love Everything, Everything and The Sun is Also a Star, this book didn‘t do it for me. For 75% of the book it was slow and one dimensional. The preachy main character annoyed me and the plot was stagnating. Then at the end it suddenly took a surreal, horrifying turn which certainly woke me up but was completely out of sync with the rest of the book. I think there was a good book in this idea, but I wasn‘t a fan of the execution.

Just finished this and I have mixed emotions about the book as a whole. It's reminiscent of The Other Black Girl and on whitewashing in our society. What does everyone else whose read it think? Would be a good book club read!!

I tore threw this eerie thriller and was there for it every step of the way. Thanks #netgalley

YA author breaks out of the teen demographic with her debut adult thriller! A POC family moves to the predominantly African American suburbs of the fictional Liberty, California. All things seem normal until the residents appear brainwashed by their more extremist, conservative, QAnon socio-political perspectives. As the characters investigate further into this mysterious town, it becomes a shocking mixture of Get Out meets The Stepford Wives!

So, this was a DNF for me. I wasn't feeling it from the beginning then at about 40 pages in I got to this quote and that was the moment for me. I sincerely hope this is projection on the characters behalf and not the author's because that level of internalized racism is a lot.

I've read a few reviews on SG and I think I made the right choice. Vigilance and awareness are important, yes, but Black folks deserve peace, joy, and rest as well.