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When the Reckoning Comes

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When the Reckoning Comes

By: LaTanya McQueen
Narrated by: Kara Young
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 When the Reckoning Comes has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher. African American Horror Supernatural Thriller & Suspense United States World Literature Haunted Exciting

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This book was challenging to read and listen to. It explored themes of racism and inequality, delving into the dark history and secrets of the town of Kipsen. Once a place steeped in horror, the town still holds some unsettling truths.

The question remains: are these secrets real or merely rumours of a creepy house haunted by ghosts and spirits?

We’re about to find out when after ten years Mira reluctantly returns to her childhood home in Kirsten, a town in the south of America. Mira is black and her childhood friend Celine is white. Jesse, another black friend, used to hang out with them but Mira left to forge her own path.

This disturbing story unfolds as Mira returns for Celine’s wedding, held in the newly renovated plantation. Despite its transformation, the plantation still carries the lingering sense of the horror it once embodied.

The writing style kept me engrossed, even when I wanted to close my eyes.

*Triggers*
Nooses
Hanging
Horrific torture
Oppressive racial history

*Not for the faint hearted*

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This isn't really a horror novel, and the previous negative reviews probably reflect differing expectations rather than the quality of the work. Its Southern Gothic style creates a hauntingly atmospheric story in which ghosts of the past, whether real or psychological, provide a means for the central characters to reckon with the past. Their own histories as Black Americans are interwoven with the history of slavery, the ghosts of enslaved people haunting the offensively ostentatious plantation wedding setting. The moments of horror in this novel come, not from the presence of ghosts, but from the brutality of slaveholders towards those they regard as their property. This is a timely novel about acknowledging the wrongs of the past, and the ways in which they continue to shape the present.

A haunting South Gothic masterpiece

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While I enjoyed this book overall, I have to admit that it fell a bit flat to me. It was labeled as a horror novel, but I barely felt any tension other than a few scenes where the imagery was very strong. The ending was kind of meh, and there really wasn’t any ‘reckoning’ that came. Just, it was aight.

Good story, but a bit lacklustre.

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A great premise poorly executed, the writing was OK but the story was juat sooooo boring. Really disappointed, not scary, not even thought provoking just boring. glad it's over.

This was a slog.

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