This book was pure PERFECTION!!! It’s my second book by the author and auntie Tan did not disappoint. You’re immediately pulled into the story and her writing was so vivid it was like watching a movie play out. So many intense, heart racing, gut-wrenching moments that’ll keep you on edge the entire time. We’re given a novel filled with ghosts, abuse, trauma, and horrific details that plagued the Jim Crow South. I don’t know what made the book more haunting the fact it was inspired by the Dozier School for Boys or how wild Due allowed her imagination to go.

It’s one of those books we need an adaptation for expeditiously!!! Due’s perspective on horror through a black lens is intriguing and this will bring out so many emotions. She thoroughly explores the depths of a sister-brother bond, self-sacrifice, their courage to reunite, the struggle to survive, injustice within the judicial system, and a town fueled by racism.

Overall, I loved the book and definitely recommend y’all give this one a read!!! There are so many memorable characters all well-developed and crafted in such a way that made each of them feel like a real person. The author’s storytelling was captivating and creative it truly elevated the setting and added a nice balance with the pacing of the book.