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Rose from the Bayou
Rose from the Bayou is a novel centered in New Orleans during the 1990’s. It is a dark and unthinkable tale of friendship between Scarlet Rose Laveau and Koral Baptiste. This sinister journey between two young and beautiful women spirals out of control in an inconceivable way. Hold on to the edge of your mind as Scarlet and Koral create a web of love, lies, and the ultimate betrayal.
Is there such a thing as unconditional love? Find out as these two tests the depths of the true meaning.
Is there such a thing as unconditional love? Find out as these two tests the depths of the true meaning.
222 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 3, 2012
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June 8, 2021
This isn’t a book to read for a happy ending. This book is pretty triggering, so tread lightly.
Rose is a lying, manipulative, controlling, physically abusive sociopath in a codependent relationship with Koral, who enables her and doesn’t grow a backbone until after Rose basically slaughters her family, including her fiancé. Just when she finds her voice and makes a choice for her own life, Rose kills her then skips off into the sunset with her new girlfriend as if nothing happened. She faces 0 consequences for her actions and learns 0 life lessons. Despite Rose and Koral pining with one another, she discards her for a stud lesbian she hasn’t known for too long but also enables her... probably more than Koral does. Rose is static and doesn’t change. This book made it seem as if Koral was the villain for mildly inconveniencing Rose, not enabling Rose, demanding that Rose respect her, and not supporting her murderous tendencies.
Rose is a lying, manipulative, controlling, physically abusive sociopath in a codependent relationship with Koral, who enables her and doesn’t grow a backbone until after Rose basically slaughters her family, including her fiancé. Just when she finds her voice and makes a choice for her own life, Rose kills her then skips off into the sunset with her new girlfriend as if nothing happened. She faces 0 consequences for her actions and learns 0 life lessons. Despite Rose and Koral pining with one another, she discards her for a stud lesbian she hasn’t known for too long but also enables her... probably more than Koral does. Rose is static and doesn’t change. This book made it seem as if Koral was the villain for mildly inconveniencing Rose, not enabling Rose, demanding that Rose respect her, and not supporting her murderous tendencies.
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January 10, 2017
Interesting read
Chapters ended rather abruptly. Like thoughts were merely finished. Overall the book was pretty good. Would read more from this author.
Chapters ended rather abruptly. Like thoughts were merely finished. Overall the book was pretty good. Would read more from this author.
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