Strong themes of freedom, colorism, family, and deception. 

 

I really wanted to like this book.  I mean… the cover alone is stunning.  And the premise was enticing and promising: the first free female, black doctor raising a black female child in reconstruction era Brooklyn.  But both cover and premise deceived me.  

 

Ultimately, the storyline wasn’t engaging, the characters felt very one dimension, and the writing fell flat to me.