The Dark Sun Rises

This book was well written, but at times I felt a need to set it aside for a few days due to the difficult content concerning the treatment of slaves on plantations. Nevertheless, the characters were well developed, finding their way in the midst of cultural challenges. Next I will see what the sequ......more

It had some interesting factors to it but it was so slow. I had to put it down.......more

We just finished this for book club and had a good discussion. I enjoy historical fiction, and this one was about the South and slavery and the leading up to the Civil War. The beginning is a bit difficult to read (really bad treatment of the slaves men/women) but I enjoyed getting further into the......more

I enjoy reading this Historical Fiction book. It is very educational to understand what it is like to be a slave before the uprising of the Civil War. Also how the slave master handle their slave. I read this book as part of #vtReadingChallenge #a book with at least 400 pages I am also looking forwa......more

An antebellum novel, Joseph and Rosa are the proverbial black lovers in very troubled times. I like this novel although the author dismays me with her language. She says things such as "he was contemplative,lost in deep thought." Does she think her readers do not know word meanngs, definitions? Will......more