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Taffy
Taffy Bledsoe Freeman doesn’t need her gift of second sight to know her mockery of a marriage to a man twice her age is manifested misery. That’s why she’s chosen to flee to the Windy City in search of liberty. She needs one thing, however, before to retrieve the child her husband banished to her parents’ custody. That requires a brief trip down home to the small, all-Black southern town of Bledsoe where “ain’t nothing white ’cept milk and teeth,” a press-and-curl costs a quarter, and a telephone is a luxury. She doesn’t plan to stay, but life and intentions are upended when she collides with Roam Ellis, the man she meant to marry.
A Pullman Porter riding the rails coast-to-coast, Roam Ellis long ago left the heartbreak of failed love behind. Now old wounds are ripped open when, for the first time in seven years, he finds himself face-to-face with Taffy Bledsoe Freeman. Anger ignites. But passion rises when pain subsides, thrusting Taffy and Roam into a hurricane of love, lust, family secrets, betrayal, and lies.
Reminiscent of the works of Bernice McFadden, Bertice Berry, and Andrea Smith (The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner) this Historical Romance is bathed in southern lore and sweeping imagery that will whisk you back in time on a lyrical and powerful journey. Taffy is a story of restoration and redemption that you won’t soon forget.
A Pullman Porter riding the rails coast-to-coast, Roam Ellis long ago left the heartbreak of failed love behind. Now old wounds are ripped open when, for the first time in seven years, he finds himself face-to-face with Taffy Bledsoe Freeman. Anger ignites. But passion rises when pain subsides, thrusting Taffy and Roam into a hurricane of love, lust, family secrets, betrayal, and lies.
Reminiscent of the works of Bernice McFadden, Bertice Berry, and Andrea Smith (The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner) this Historical Romance is bathed in southern lore and sweeping imagery that will whisk you back in time on a lyrical and powerful journey. Taffy is a story of restoration and redemption that you won’t soon forget.
390 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 10, 2016
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Suzette D. Harrison
14 books276 followersSuzette D. Harrison, is an award-winning author of 10 books celebrating African American life and culture. A native Californian and the middle of three daughters, Suzette grew up in a home where reading was required, not requested. Thanks to a culinary degree in Pastry & Baking, when not busy on her next novel, you might find Suzette whipping up a batch of cupcakes.
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October 3, 2016
Anyone who really and truly knows me is very aware that historical fiction is one of my all-time favorite genres. I live for anything that gives me historical context of what my ancestors may have gone through. Any author that can take the African American plight, put into such eloquent prose and make it a story that has me captivated from beginning to end is someone that will ALWAYS be on my list of MUST-READ Authors!! I am new to Ms. Harrison but what I can say is that this will certainly not be the last creative masterpiece of hers that I read. The characters, the imagery, the nostalgic emotions that she was able to invoke from the very inner recesses of my soul were wrung freely from me without an ounce of hesitation on my part. I literally read this book not once but twice because that is how enthralled with the characters, the time period, and the sense of mystery that seemed to hover over the tale. I could envision Taffy as she galloped in the fields with her son and cavorted without a care in the world. I could see and feel the emotions that she held when she happened upon the sordid scene between her husband and what could only be considered a child. Every single letter, word, and piece of punctuation helped to create a little slice of heaven for me while I voraciously read through this book. KUDOS Ms. Harrison I honestly can't find enough adjectives or words to convey to you how very much I enjoyed this book. Just know that I will forever and ever be a fan as long as you continue to create and release books of pure perfection like Taffy!!
December 21, 2020
This book reminded me of why historical fiction is my favorite genre. A stickler for historical facts, this tale
did not miss on any of the happenings of the time and the dates were accurate (this is so important to me!) so while we get a mixture of family secrets, romance, and folklore we also get some good dialogue amongst the characters regarding Plessy v Ferguson, Du Bois vs Booker T., the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the Scottsboro Boys, the Communist Party of America and NAACP’s involvement in the former, and so much more. I won’t soon forget the Bledsoe family or the riveting Roam Ellis!
did not miss on any of the happenings of the time and the dates were accurate (this is so important to me!) so while we get a mixture of family secrets, romance, and folklore we also get some good dialogue amongst the characters regarding Plessy v Ferguson, Du Bois vs Booker T., the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the Scottsboro Boys, the Communist Party of America and NAACP’s involvement in the former, and so much more. I won’t soon forget the Bledsoe family or the riveting Roam Ellis!
October 21, 2020
He was my last. I was thirty-six—obviously not past childbearing—but I knew conception would never again occur. He'd taken something from me that wouldn't heal, and, as fate dictated, he lay motionless in Taffy's hand. Cruel irony. Like Bathsheba's loss of her firstborn conceived in adultery with the psalmist, Israel's great king.
But Taffy obviously thought differently.
My daughter held my son upside down and hit his backside. Still, he didn't breathe so she laid him carefully on the bed and dug fingers into his mouth. Out came mucous and that same nasty brown mess floating in his birthing stream. Taffy breathed into his mouth before rolling him over in one hand, spanking him again. That child gasped and squalled like he was angry and relieved. And the whole time, Mother stood as if in a trance. When she did try approaching, she couldn't. I like to think Taffy's Gift put a shield about that bed.
Taffy, you remember our swabbing him clean and you insisting on burying the birthing cord? You said NuNu called it an earth offering.
Rachel smiled wide.
You were so concerned. "Mama, his color's not right." I told you he'd be fine. His ears were already tinted chocolate, rich as you. You beamed, and Mother left in search of a doctor, worried, after the fact. That's when I staked my claim.
I knew better, but he was so precious and pure. I had to offer him me. That's how Mother found us when she returned alone, the doctor unable to come for tending someone else, my baby at my breast, nursing.
Mother was outraged! She tried taking him, but Taffy waved that blade used to cut the birthing cord like a crazy thing! Rachel laughed. Lord, what a sight! My daughter was a guardian angel with a knife.
We stayed that way, wary and distrustful, that first week of the baby's life. Mother said that was all I had, a week to recover before heading to the orphanage. I couldn't come home with another man's child. Still, I couldn't leave him. I loved him! That's why I named him, because he was mine!
But Taffy obviously thought differently.
My daughter held my son upside down and hit his backside. Still, he didn't breathe so she laid him carefully on the bed and dug fingers into his mouth. Out came mucous and that same nasty brown mess floating in his birthing stream. Taffy breathed into his mouth before rolling him over in one hand, spanking him again. That child gasped and squalled like he was angry and relieved. And the whole time, Mother stood as if in a trance. When she did try approaching, she couldn't. I like to think Taffy's Gift put a shield about that bed.
Taffy, you remember our swabbing him clean and you insisting on burying the birthing cord? You said NuNu called it an earth offering.
Rachel smiled wide.
You were so concerned. "Mama, his color's not right." I told you he'd be fine. His ears were already tinted chocolate, rich as you. You beamed, and Mother left in search of a doctor, worried, after the fact. That's when I staked my claim.
I knew better, but he was so precious and pure. I had to offer him me. That's how Mother found us when she returned alone, the doctor unable to come for tending someone else, my baby at my breast, nursing.
Mother was outraged! She tried taking him, but Taffy waved that blade used to cut the birthing cord like a crazy thing! Rachel laughed. Lord, what a sight! My daughter was a guardian angel with a knife.
We stayed that way, wary and distrustful, that first week of the baby's life. Mother said that was all I had, a week to recover before heading to the orphanage. I couldn't come home with another man's child. Still, I couldn't leave him. I loved him! That's why I named him, because he was mine!
June 14, 2016
This book was ok... I really wanted to like it more...the beginning was so drawn out...I found myself skipping pages...just to get to the good part...when it finally started to get good...I was confused about some of the characters...and at times I felt like this book spoke in different languages...I found myself referencing back to other pages trying to remember the relevance of the characters.
I felt as if the story ended with questions...it would of been nice to know how things ended up for Taffy her boo!
I felt as if the story ended with questions...it would of been nice to know how things ended up for Taffy her boo!
September 26, 2025
this was stunning!
Taffy was such a great story - the way the author painted such a complex storyline that was intertwined with family history and drama, secrets, plot twists and an eventual HEA was everything I needed. This could easily be a short tv series or movie, it’s so picturesque and I could vividly see every scene playing out on page.
Taffy was such a great story - the way the author painted such a complex storyline that was intertwined with family history and drama, secrets, plot twists and an eventual HEA was everything I needed. This could easily be a short tv series or movie, it’s so picturesque and I could vividly see every scene playing out on page.
September 13, 2016
The writing style reminds me of J. California Cooper (an author I really enjoy). The language is lush and I really got a sense of the setting but there is too much story crammed into one book, too much repetition, too many instances of the characters becoming mouthpieces to give the reader a history lesson. And Taffy is a total Mary Sue. This book probably would have benefited from an editor that would have reigned the author in a bit.
The potential for something really great is here.
The potential for something really great is here.
February 7, 2017
This is one of he reasons I enjoy reading!!
Every once in a while comes a story that is a good story. Where reading let's you experience the feelings of the characters with sight, taste and smell and sound. This book is worthy of occupying space with Toni Morrison, Bernice McFadden, J.California Cooper and Phyllis McKinney Whetstone to name a few☺
Every once in a while comes a story that is a good story. Where reading let's you experience the feelings of the characters with sight, taste and smell and sound. This book is worthy of occupying space with Toni Morrison, Bernice McFadden, J.California Cooper and Phyllis McKinney Whetstone to name a few☺
April 25, 2016
the story had a lot of potential , but it was just too slow. The latter part the book was good, lots of drama and all the secrets come out. I was disappointed it took until 75% in to pick up the pace.
March 25, 2021
This book was so good to me that I read it twice. I RARELY EVER re-read a book. There was so much good stuff, I caught things on the second pass that I did not catch the first time through. Do yourself a favor and read this book!
January 20, 2020
Excellence!!!
In my quest to seek books that speak to me, I could not be more delighted in having stumbled upon this novel. The lyrical cadence peppered with words and phrases from my youth tasted sumptuous on my tongue, my eyes devoured the heretofore unseen.
History that I have known only orally and anecdotally having learned it at the feet of my great grandmother, grandmother and by listening to the forbidden, yet tantalizing, grown folks’ conversations was woven throughout this story of love lost and found.
My usual method of devouring books could not suffice with this story. I sat down and sat a spell indulging myself and immersing myself in the words simply for love of the words. Reading a portion of my own culture’s history was both sweet and tragic. My enjoyment of this book harks back to my love of Maya Angelou’s autobiographical novels, Toni Morrison’s rich prose and yes, Alex Haley’s Roots.
This powerful work of fiction felt real, relevant and reliable. #ownvoices for the win!
In my quest to seek books that speak to me, I could not be more delighted in having stumbled upon this novel. The lyrical cadence peppered with words and phrases from my youth tasted sumptuous on my tongue, my eyes devoured the heretofore unseen.
History that I have known only orally and anecdotally having learned it at the feet of my great grandmother, grandmother and by listening to the forbidden, yet tantalizing, grown folks’ conversations was woven throughout this story of love lost and found.
My usual method of devouring books could not suffice with this story. I sat down and sat a spell indulging myself and immersing myself in the words simply for love of the words. Reading a portion of my own culture’s history was both sweet and tragic. My enjoyment of this book harks back to my love of Maya Angelou’s autobiographical novels, Toni Morrison’s rich prose and yes, Alex Haley’s Roots.
This powerful work of fiction felt real, relevant and reliable. #ownvoices for the win!
June 30, 2023
What a beautiful story
I am overjoyed with the way this book ended. Taffy was able to get her happily ever after in spite of the women in her family trying to keep her from it. I know there are a lot of young girls paying for the sins of their mother, thankfully Taffy was able to end the cycle.
I am overjoyed with the way this book ended. Taffy was able to get her happily ever after in spite of the women in her family trying to keep her from it. I know there are a lot of young girls paying for the sins of their mother, thankfully Taffy was able to end the cycle.
February 19, 2025
This book had a slow start, and I found parts of it confusing at first (Knowing), but around the halfway point, it really picked up. It was messy in a compelling way, and the twist completely shocked me. There are so many quotable lines, and Suzette’s writing reminds me a lot of how my grandmother and aunts spoke.
January 5, 2021
I read Taffy in just a few days! Such a beautiful southern romance novel unlike anything I’ve ever read before. The language used to set the scene kept me on my toes and deep in my imagination! I would recommend this book to everyone looking for an escape!
August 17, 2017
There are few novels that render me speechless, but I can truly say that "Taffy" has succeeded in taking me on the literary journey of a lifetime. The prose are very lyrical and colorful, I have "not" read this caliber of writing in some time; It is as if the words are dancing around on the page, and asking me to join in.
First we begin with a plot filled with true African-Americana dealing with beliefs and traditions from African culture mixed with historical fiction and romance. The main character, Taffy is filed with mystery and is a true enigma in her own right. The plot thickens somewhere around 50% and is heart pounding and foot stomping until the conclusion. I am generally a fast reader, however due to the number of characters and their respective roles, I found myself slowing my reading pace so I would not get confused.
You will not see the ending coming...before you know it, you will be turning back the pages wondering...What??? Let me read that again. I recommend this book to EVERYONE!! You will not regret it.
Kudos Ms. Suzette D. Harrison - You Did the "Dang" Thing!!!!
First we begin with a plot filled with true African-Americana dealing with beliefs and traditions from African culture mixed with historical fiction and romance. The main character, Taffy is filed with mystery and is a true enigma in her own right. The plot thickens somewhere around 50% and is heart pounding and foot stomping until the conclusion. I am generally a fast reader, however due to the number of characters and their respective roles, I found myself slowing my reading pace so I would not get confused.
You will not see the ending coming...before you know it, you will be turning back the pages wondering...What??? Let me read that again. I recommend this book to EVERYONE!! You will not regret it.
Kudos Ms. Suzette D. Harrison - You Did the "Dang" Thing!!!!
August 29, 2016
Billed as a historical romance, it was better than most. Its been seven years since Taffy Bledsoe Freeman was married at sixteen and moved "Up North" with her husband many years her senior. Since then, Taffy comes home every year for the celebration honoring the founding of their town, Bledsoe. Taffy is finding it difficult to continue in a loveless marriage and the life that others have willed for her, which caused her to lose her one true love. Possessed with "second sight," a gift that has been passed through her father's family, Taffy fears a recurring nightmare that she has been having. Taffy decides that she must flee from her situation during her visit home. However, before she can make her escape from Bledsoe, secrets are revealed, lies are uncovered, and misplaced scandal, ostracism, and scorn is removed from the one who was wrongly accused and placed at the feet of the guilty.
April 14, 2016
Welcome to the south and small town of Bledsoe. Main character is Taffy Freeman with the gift of second sight. Having been in a prearranged marriage for seven years she is finally working at getting rid of the husband who is not a husband and regaining the son being raised by her parents. This young woman has endured hell at hands of her mother, grandmother, and useless husband. Has some African American history and drew me in by the mysteries in Bledsoe. Has shocking ending and hope for a sequel.
May 19, 2016
I like the novel, Taffy. She is trapped in an arranged marriage, has the gift of sight, lives life on her terms, and the love of her life is not her husband. When she returns home for her yearly visit, the past and her family's secrets come home to roost.
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May 31, 2016Such great book.
I give this book 5 stars! One of the best that I've read in some time. It held my attention the entire time. I didn't want to put it down. It was like an awesome movie that you didn't want to end.
I give this book 5 stars! One of the best that I've read in some time. It held my attention the entire time. I didn't want to put it down. It was like an awesome movie that you didn't want to end.
May 1, 2017
Great read! Love it. Can't wait for more this author !! Great literary works. Would recommend this book!
Great literary read. I would recommend this book. It takes you to that era, You feel as if your Taffy.
Great literary read. I would recommend this book. It takes you to that era, You feel as if your Taffy.
May 1, 2017
A really good read..wordy and a bit overly-descriptive but still a good read.
October 23, 2017
A great historical fiction read, but leaves a great to be continued.
November 7, 2018
Suzette D. Harrison is a master story-teller that isn't afraid to throw conventional story-telling techniques right out the window and drive on by it with the windows done! Taffy is a historical fiction that takes us back to right after the Great Depression in the United States. It was time before Blacks (Descendants of slaves) yearned for integration or acceptance or even understanding from Whites. It was a time when Blacks knew who they were and loved every once of it! It was a time when Blacks had built their own communities and had no problems keeping others out for their safety, businesses flourish, fresh food was grown and shared, they all raised their children knowing that what they had - was just enough! "Taffy" - Octavia Bledsoe Freeman at only 23 knew in every part of her being that she was enough! Even when her Mama and maternal grandma did something awful and felt like they had no choice but to let Taffy carry their burden, she knew she had been given enough and she would survive! Taffy had what her paternal grandma Octavia called "Knowing" and "Sight" passed down from the ancestors and the Most Knowing, Creator! Taffy was thrown into a loveless marriage with a wicked man who was stealing from her family then sent up North to play house with lies! Then there was Angel who was the young boy she loved like a brother and vowed to protect through thick ad thin! Lastly, was Roam Ellis, her high school sugar, honey, and ice tea on a hot day in Bledsoe! He couldn't understand how or why Taffy had gone off and married old man Freeman! He wanted to hate her, but he couldn't! All he could do was stay away and ride the trains across the country as a Pullman porter because he knew if he saw her, he'd take her from Freeman! Whether she was someone's else wife or not, Roam Ellis knew that Taffy loved him and only him! And Taffy knew it to! She was caught in generational baggage and hatred and discrimination and she wouldn't let any of it hold her down forever! "Knowing" had a way of leading through darkness and demons alike! When it was all said and done, Taffy, Roam, Angel, Freeman - they would all have stand up and break free of what they thought about Taffy - Octavia Bledsoe Freeman and see her and hear her lay down her burden to carry herself free!
I read it one night and got mad at myself that I finished so quickly! Lol! It's entertaining, educational, warm, therapeutic and relatable.
I read it one night and got mad at myself that I finished so quickly! Lol! It's entertaining, educational, warm, therapeutic and relatable.
July 20, 2017
This is one of the most beautiful stories I’ve read in a very long time. The vividness of the writing was amazing and the tale was told descriptively without being overbearing or boring. The story held a plethora of emotion, dealing head on with issues that made me angry to those which gave me hope.
Taffy was an incredible woman who’d had to tolerate hardship which had made her grow up quickly. As the story progressed her strength, beauty, and good humor shone through although things had been immensely hard for her since she was sixteen.
I adored Roam. Absolutely loved him. He was everything a man should be, including forgiving. His younger self had a hard time dealing with what had happened with Taffy and I couldn’t blame him. His older self was perfection. A strong black man in a time when it was difficult to be one. He knew who he was as an individual, had goals, and worked to reach them, all while loving life (sometimes a little too much). His sense of humor, intelligence, and passionate nature made him one fine man.
The paranormal aspect of the book was intriguing. Taffy’s gift of sight and the story behind how she received it added strength and depth to the story and to the town of Bledsoe.
The one thing I didn’t care for was the head hopping in the book. It took a while to get used to. Other than that minor flaw I found it to be a fabulous novel. Absolutely stunning.
Taffy was an incredible woman who’d had to tolerate hardship which had made her grow up quickly. As the story progressed her strength, beauty, and good humor shone through although things had been immensely hard for her since she was sixteen.
I adored Roam. Absolutely loved him. He was everything a man should be, including forgiving. His younger self had a hard time dealing with what had happened with Taffy and I couldn’t blame him. His older self was perfection. A strong black man in a time when it was difficult to be one. He knew who he was as an individual, had goals, and worked to reach them, all while loving life (sometimes a little too much). His sense of humor, intelligence, and passionate nature made him one fine man.
The paranormal aspect of the book was intriguing. Taffy’s gift of sight and the story behind how she received it added strength and depth to the story and to the town of Bledsoe.
The one thing I didn’t care for was the head hopping in the book. It took a while to get used to. Other than that minor flaw I found it to be a fabulous novel. Absolutely stunning.
February 23, 2019
Oh my
I bought this book months before I read it. When February came, this seemed like a good time to pick it up in celebration of Black History Month Abdul I’m glad I finally took the time to read it.
Taffy is in an unloving marriage, forced into it by her mom and grandmother and moved Up North to atone for a perceived lack of morals. She’s had to go it alone with only her wits and the ‘Knowing’ gift from her ancestors as solace. But, all she wants is to be free from this man she’s forced to call husband and to go back home in peace.
Roam loved Taffy, had loved since they were kids. But when he believed Taffy did him wrong, he couldn’t sit by. So, after high school, he signed up to become a porter for the railroads and lived a fancy free life. But Taffy was never truly out of his heart and when they finally see each other 7 years later, all those loving feelings return.
This story takes time and patience. It jumps back and forth quite a bit to provide context. You won’t understand a lot of the references made to people in the beginning but everyone will be identified and made clear in time.
I enjoyed reading this book, my first by this author. I found it engaging and heartbreaking and just lovely in the way the story weaves together the past, present and future. Taffy and Roam are meant to be and reading how they get there was a wild and amazing ride.
I bought this book months before I read it. When February came, this seemed like a good time to pick it up in celebration of Black History Month Abdul I’m glad I finally took the time to read it.
Taffy is in an unloving marriage, forced into it by her mom and grandmother and moved Up North to atone for a perceived lack of morals. She’s had to go it alone with only her wits and the ‘Knowing’ gift from her ancestors as solace. But, all she wants is to be free from this man she’s forced to call husband and to go back home in peace.
Roam loved Taffy, had loved since they were kids. But when he believed Taffy did him wrong, he couldn’t sit by. So, after high school, he signed up to become a porter for the railroads and lived a fancy free life. But Taffy was never truly out of his heart and when they finally see each other 7 years later, all those loving feelings return.
This story takes time and patience. It jumps back and forth quite a bit to provide context. You won’t understand a lot of the references made to people in the beginning but everyone will be identified and made clear in time.
I enjoyed reading this book, my first by this author. I found it engaging and heartbreaking and just lovely in the way the story weaves together the past, present and future. Taffy and Roam are meant to be and reading how they get there was a wild and amazing ride.
October 16, 2019
I really enjoyed this book. Other reviewers said it took to long to reveal the plot twist but I found it all to be laid out well. The main character and her first love reconnect and build up to having sex. Everything was going well, for me, up to that point and it went back to going well after that. The description of the first sex/love scene was written weird. I had to check the author to make sure a woman wrote it. I have no idea if this is how romance scenes were described in 1920s writing but it was over the top in a bad way. Again, that's just my opinion.
At the end, when Thaddeus finds out Angel, was Rachel's son and not Taffy's, I found it so bizarre that he was more concerned about her being unfaithful in their marriage instead of the fact that it was with his brother. He had been missing for 2 years. What was she supposed to do? I'm sure that was absolutely the way of thinking in that time period but it just didnt sit right with me.
With all that being said, I greatly enjoyed the plot and Taffy's story line. The author alludes to maybe a prequel or sequel to this book and I would be all for it.
At the end, when Thaddeus finds out Angel, was Rachel's son and not Taffy's, I found it so bizarre that he was more concerned about her being unfaithful in their marriage instead of the fact that it was with his brother. He had been missing for 2 years. What was she supposed to do? I'm sure that was absolutely the way of thinking in that time period but it just didnt sit right with me.
With all that being said, I greatly enjoyed the plot and Taffy's story line. The author alludes to maybe a prequel or sequel to this book and I would be all for it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 12, 2018
Where do I begin with this book? I guess a small town of Bledsoe world be a good place. It's time for the annual celebration of this all African American town, made up of mostly family…named Bledsoe. Taffy has made up her mind that this time, she's returning you celebrate and then she's leaving her twice aged, no good husband for good…and she's not leaving alone. However, when she arrives, her third eye or gift (as some would call it) shows her things that she is forced to deal with. This includes the numerous secrets that lie within her family. As she prepares to leave, she runs into the love of her life, Roam, and the rest as they say…is history.
This book by @suzetteharrison2200 is both historical fiction and romance. It started off rather slow, but definitely picked up along the way. The book was well written and I gladly give it 💎💎💎💎. If you love historical fiction as much as I do…you'll enjoy it. I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.
This book by @suzetteharrison2200 is both historical fiction and romance. It started off rather slow, but definitely picked up along the way. The book was well written and I gladly give it 💎💎💎💎. If you love historical fiction as much as I do…you'll enjoy it. I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.
July 4, 2018
This is my first time ever reading a historical period book so I had to use the dictionary often. Lol! At first, I was confused but once I relaxed my mind and started to feel the words instead of just reading them, I saw the beauty unfold.
The storyline had me in a constant state of wondering what was going to happen next and what was going to be revealed. I couldn't predict the secrets and I loved that element of surprise. I can't imagine the time, energy, and research this author conducted to produce such an intriguing plot filled with flawed characters yet amazing dialogue and tone.
For me personally, I failed to comprehend the significance of Knowing/The Gift. I know it was vital to the characters but for some reason, I was unable to grasp the full importance even though I wish I could have understood.
After providing such a long journey and being fully invested, I wanted more closure in the end. But, with the mention of a sequel, I'm content.
The storyline had me in a constant state of wondering what was going to happen next and what was going to be revealed. I couldn't predict the secrets and I loved that element of surprise. I can't imagine the time, energy, and research this author conducted to produce such an intriguing plot filled with flawed characters yet amazing dialogue and tone.
For me personally, I failed to comprehend the significance of Knowing/The Gift. I know it was vital to the characters but for some reason, I was unable to grasp the full importance even though I wish I could have understood.
After providing such a long journey and being fully invested, I wanted more closure in the end. But, with the mention of a sequel, I'm content.
January 4, 2022
African American family
Whoa, Taffy had a lot going on. This book addressed so many different issues, but it was definitely a page-turner. I had to keep reading to see how things were going to end. The dialect in this book was phenomenal because it really was from the 1930-time frame. This book eerily describes an African American family in a small town. The town is so small everyone knows everyone's business and takes word of mouth for truth.
I was glad when the truth finally revealed itself so that Taffy could be with the love of her life. She endured a lot within the 7 years of keeping that devious secret, but she overcame. Her and Roam can now move forward and start their life together.
I am looking forward to the next book in this series. I would love to know who the new troubles are going to be and why. Wonderful read, download, sit and enjoy.
Whoa, Taffy had a lot going on. This book addressed so many different issues, but it was definitely a page-turner. I had to keep reading to see how things were going to end. The dialect in this book was phenomenal because it really was from the 1930-time frame. This book eerily describes an African American family in a small town. The town is so small everyone knows everyone's business and takes word of mouth for truth.
I was glad when the truth finally revealed itself so that Taffy could be with the love of her life. She endured a lot within the 7 years of keeping that devious secret, but she overcame. Her and Roam can now move forward and start their life together.
I am looking forward to the next book in this series. I would love to know who the new troubles are going to be and why. Wonderful read, download, sit and enjoy.
February 12, 2018
Enjoyable
This book was enjoyable however I felt like it was drawn out. I kept going until reaching the end because I wanted to see how this would play out. When the story reaches its peak, I was thoroughly entertained. I had a good laugh at some of the conversation Taffy had with the other characters and felt her heart in the beginning trying to save that young girl. This story definitely had some wow factors that when revealed of course would make you want to finish til the end.
Overall, readers you will enjoy this book. You will laugh, get mad and even possibly cry...you will definitely not regret purchasing this book.
This book was enjoyable however I felt like it was drawn out. I kept going until reaching the end because I wanted to see how this would play out. When the story reaches its peak, I was thoroughly entertained. I had a good laugh at some of the conversation Taffy had with the other characters and felt her heart in the beginning trying to save that young girl. This story definitely had some wow factors that when revealed of course would make you want to finish til the end.
Overall, readers you will enjoy this book. You will laugh, get mad and even possibly cry...you will definitely not regret purchasing this book.
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