Book Review: Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Review

So I am not really a fan of historical fiction novels but the cover and blurb made me want to check this story out. This story was told in slavery time and freedom time and both parts were hard to read. I thank God I was born when I was because I wouldn’t have lasted as a slave.

Certain parts in this book were heartbreaking and depressing. The slaves endured so much and had no choice but to keep on going. Then when they are finally granted their freedom, they are still slaves to the old way and don’t know how to be free which also saddened me.

This book is on the long side but at no point was I bored with the story. The author grabbed my attention from the beginning and never let go. The description to detail was so vivid and I felt like I was in the story and saw everything unfold as I read. This was a well written and thought provoking debut novel by Afia Atakora and I can’t wait to read what they write next.