“Girls are given the weight of the world, but nowhere to put it down. The power and magic born in that struggle? It’s so terrifying to men that we invented reasons to burn y’all at the stake, just to keep our dicks hard.”
I felt a rainbow of emotions from this book! It is intense in the sense of portraying the reality of what past generations carry over to the new generations but Eva was a superwoman for leaving that life behind for her daughter.
Both Eva and Shane are radically flawed but they have pure hearts and intentions when it comes to loving each other. Shane who is a recovering addict with a few trips to jail in his past has not created a brighter future for himself by mentoring kids as he best relates to them from his past life.
Eva, a single mother, and her daughter Aubrey are a great team. Eva poured her entire self to raising Aubrey to become so outspoken, and brilliant, at the age of 12.
I felt like this novel was so poetically and meaningful with its beautiful writing, it highlights mental health, chronic migraines, drug/alcohol addiction and their aftermath effect in the body for the long run. The reader can see how everything takes a turn with this coming of age, one taking place in the present and alternating with the hardships Eva faced growing up.
I always recommend to every reader to find more information on the author as every book tends to have a resemblance to their upbringings and lives placed into books.
Format: Audiobook
Rating: 4.90
Author: Tia Williams
Genre: Romance
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