A review by marareading
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

When this book was described as siblings learning about the secret life their mother lived only after her death... I wasn't expecting THIS story. I couldn't put this down. This was PHENOMENAL! One of my favorite books of the year easily.