Hidden Leaders
Tabletop Game
The island of Oshra is in turmoil. Following the death of the Emperor, the conflict between the Hill...
A Country Of Eternal Light
Book
"One of the most beautiful books I've ever read" - Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters A rogue...
Speculative Fiction
Centuries of Change: Which Century Saw the Most Change and Why it Matters to Us
Book
History's greatest tour guide is back. And he's ringing the changes. In a contest of change, which...
End of Faith
Book
Ninety-five percent of the world’s population perishes in the worst pandemic since the Black...
thriller dystopian fiction dystopia Rena Willemin End of Faith
Nine Lives and Alibis
Book
In Nine Lives and Alibis, the seventh in Cate Conte's Cat Café beloved cozy mystery series,...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Conjure Women in Books
Aug 6, 2023
Book
Conjure Women
By Afia Atakora
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The pale-skinned, black-eyed baby is a bad omen. That’s one thing the people on the old plantation are sure of. The other is that Miss Rue – midwife, healer, crafter of curses – will know what to do.
But for once Rue doesn’t know. Times have changed since her mother Miss May Belle held the power to influence the life and death of her fellow slaves. Freedom has come. The master’s Big House lies in ruins. But this new world brings new dangers, and Rue’s old magic may be no match for them.
When sickness sweeps across her tight-knit community, Rue finds herself the focus of suspicion. What secrets does she keep amidst the charred remains of the Big House? Which spells has she conjured to threaten their children? And why is she so wary of the charismatic preacher man who promises to save them all?
Rue understands fear. It has shaped her life and her mother’s before her. And now she knows she must face her fears – and her ghosts – to find a new way forward for herself and her people.
I liked it but it didn’t completely grab me I lost my way a little in the middle. The story and telling we’re really interesting. I just couldn’t pick back up from where it lost me.
Comforting the Grump (Forestville Silver Foxes #5)
Book
I don’t do emotions or romantic entanglements. My life is simple: I work hard and I play hard,...
Contemporary MM Romance Series
Black & White (Parker City Mysteries #4)
Book
Parker City, 1985 . . . A picturesque spring morning takes a disturbing turn when the frozen body...
Police Procedural Mystery Crime
The Act Of Killing (2012)
Movie Watch
Anwar Congo and his friends have been dancing their way through musical numbers, twisting arms in...
Lovecraft's Monsters
Book
This deliciously creepy and loving tribute to the master of modern horror features riveting...
Short stories lovecraft horror sci-fi
