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A review by bookishkellyn
This Motherless Land by Nikki May
challenging
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’ve never read Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park but have read a Nikki May book, and over the top drama seems to be her calling card. I pitied Funke/Kate but had mixed feelings about Liv throughout their chronological dual POVs. The storyline was laced with grief, classism, racism, and greed, but the ending was touching and really turned it around for me. Some of the best parts reminded me of Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo. I highly recommend the audio version and don’t think it would’ve hit as hard without the dual narrators.
Graphic: Grief and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail