A review by booktribe
Ghost Summer: Stories by Tananarive Due

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

  1. The Lake: 3 ⭐️’s
  2. Summer: 4 ⭐️’s
  3. Ghost Summer: 3.5 ⭐️’s
    1. Idk what Black people Mrs. Tananarive knows that play with ghosts, but idk any
  4. Free Jim’s Mine: 4 ⭐️’s
  5. The Knowing: 5 ⭐️’s
  6. Like Daughter: 3 ⭐️’s
  7. Aftermoon: 2 ⭐️’s
  8. Trial Day: 3 ⭐️’s
  9. Patient Zero: 2 ⭐️’s
  10. Danger Word: 5 ⭐️’s
    1. Why did they have to hurt me like that??
  11. Removal Order: 3 ⭐️’s
  12. Herd Immunity: 3 ⭐️’s
    1. This one pissed me tf off
  13. Carriers: 2 ⭐️’s
  14. Señora Suerte: 4 ⭐️’s
  15. Vanishings: 2.5 ⭐️’s

TW: Slavery, racial slurs, racism, death, molestation mentioned (in Like Daughter), animal death, cancer, rape mentioned (in Carriers)

Average rating: 3.3

But am I giving it 5 ⭐️’s anyway? Yes because the vibes were immaculate🥰

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