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Cinnamon Haynes has fought hard for a life she never thought was possible--a good man by her side, a steady job as a career counselor at a local community college, and a cozy house in a quaint little beach town. It may not look like much, but it's more than she ever dreamed of or what her difficult childhood promised. Her life's mantra is to be good, quiet, grateful. Until something shifts and Cinnamon is suddenly haunted by a terrifying question: "Is this all there is?" Daisy Dunlap has had her own share of problems in her nineteen years on earth--she also has her own big dreams for a life that's barely begun. Her hopes for her future are threatened when she gets unexpectedly pregnant. Desperate, broke, and alone, she hides this development from everyone close to her and then makes a drastic decision with devastating consequences. Daisy isn't the only one with something to hide. When Cinnamon finds an abandoned baby in a park and takes the blonde-haired, blue-eyed newborn into her home, the ripple effects of this decision risk exposing the truth about Cinnamon's own past, which she's gone to great pains to portray as idyllic to everyone...even herself. As Cinnamon struggles to contain old demons, navigate the fault lines that erupt in her marriage, and deal with the shocking judgments from friends and strangers alike about why a woman like her has a baby like this, her one goal is to do right by the child she grows more attached to with each passing day. It's the exact same conviction that drives Daisy as she tries to outrun her heartache and reckon with her choices. These two women, unlikely friends and kindred spirits must face down their secrets and trauma and unite for the sake of the baby they both love in their own unique way when Daisy's grandparents, who would rather die than see one of their own raised by a Black woman, threaten to take custody." --… (més)
I read these authors previous book (We Are Not Like Them) and disliked it thoroughly. But since I checked out both books from the library at the same time, I decided to go ahead and read this one as well.
The writing improved a little in this book from their first book. This book was easier to read. Their first book lagged a lot and was boring in many places. But this book is not without many, many issues.
As in their previous book, the writing is racist. The N-word is thrown around all the time, by both black and white characters. They characters are stereotypical and not well developed. The white characters hate all black people and the black characters hate all white people. Hello! Not all people are like that in the real world.
Comments such as “White dudes and their boats” by Jayson implies all white people are privileged and have a two car garage with a boat taking up one side. One white character states, “You’re the first colored friend I ever had.” Jayson also calls a white lady a “crusty cracker,” and even Cinnamon thinks that since the adopted baby is white, perhaps she should take her to a “Cracker” Barrel restaurant. These comments were over the top racist and I found them offensive. I thought we were to judge people by their character, not their skin color.
As previously mentioned, the characters were poorly developed and underdeveloped. Several characters suddenly acted out of character, especially at the end, with no motivation to do so. Tell us why they suddenly changed, please. And speaking of characters, as in their previous book, there were too many characters. This book named 76 distinct characters (yes, I counted). That is a new character every four to five pages, way too many. Many of the characters made a single appearance, never to return. We do not need to know the name of every barista at the local coffee shop or the lady who worked the drive thru window at Wendy’s on the day Cinnamon happened to be there.
The dialogue was unoriginal and dependent upon stereotypical speech patterns. This is an example of lazy writing. All black people do not talk like these characters do, nor do all white people speak polished and perfect English.
The book contained too many flashbacks. Just as a story was developing, suddenly a character would reminisce back to their childhood and take us completely out of the story. This occurred repeatedly and was annoying.
Also there were a couple of loose ends. We are never told what happened to Daisy? Did she go to jail for abandoning her baby? This information should have been provided to the reader. Also the ending was not satisfying at all. It was not only wrapped up too quickly, but highly predictable. I knew exactly how the story would end as soon as Cinnamon found the baby.
While the book was an easy and quick read, there are so many issues going on and the book contains so many craft issues, it is only deserving of one star and I cannot recommend it to anyone to read. ( )
Cinnamon Haynes has fought hard for a life she never thought was possible--a good man by her side, a steady job as a career counselor at a local community college, and a cozy house in a quaint little beach town. It may not look like much, but it's more than she ever dreamed of or what her difficult childhood promised. Her life's mantra is to be good, quiet, grateful. Until something shifts and Cinnamon is suddenly haunted by a terrifying question: "Is this all there is?" Daisy Dunlap has had her own share of problems in her nineteen years on earth--she also has her own big dreams for a life that's barely begun. Her hopes for her future are threatened when she gets unexpectedly pregnant. Desperate, broke, and alone, she hides this development from everyone close to her and then makes a drastic decision with devastating consequences. Daisy isn't the only one with something to hide. When Cinnamon finds an abandoned baby in a park and takes the blonde-haired, blue-eyed newborn into her home, the ripple effects of this decision risk exposing the truth about Cinnamon's own past, which she's gone to great pains to portray as idyllic to everyone...even herself. As Cinnamon struggles to contain old demons, navigate the fault lines that erupt in her marriage, and deal with the shocking judgments from friends and strangers alike about why a woman like her has a baby like this, her one goal is to do right by the child she grows more attached to with each passing day. It's the exact same conviction that drives Daisy as she tries to outrun her heartache and reckon with her choices. These two women, unlikely friends and kindred spirits must face down their secrets and trauma and unite for the sake of the baby they both love in their own unique way when Daisy's grandparents, who would rather die than see one of their own raised by a Black woman, threaten to take custody." --
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The writing improved a little in this book from their first book. This book was easier to read. Their first book lagged a lot and was boring in many places. But this book is not without many, many issues.
As in their previous book, the writing is racist. The N-word is thrown around all the time, by both black and white characters. They characters are stereotypical and not well developed. The white characters hate all black people and the black characters hate all white people. Hello! Not all people are like that in the real world.
Comments such as “White dudes and their boats” by Jayson implies all white people are privileged and have a two car garage with a boat taking up one side. One white character states, “You’re the first colored friend I ever had.” Jayson also calls a white lady a “crusty cracker,” and even Cinnamon thinks that since the adopted baby is white, perhaps she should take her to a “Cracker” Barrel restaurant. These comments were over the top racist and I found them offensive. I thought we were to judge people by their character, not their skin color.
As previously mentioned, the characters were poorly developed and underdeveloped. Several characters suddenly acted out of character, especially at the end, with no motivation to do so. Tell us why they suddenly changed, please. And speaking of characters, as in their previous book, there were too many characters. This book named 76 distinct characters (yes, I counted). That is a new character every four to five pages, way too many. Many of the characters made a single appearance, never to return. We do not need to know the name of every barista at the local coffee shop or the lady who worked the drive thru window at Wendy’s on the day Cinnamon happened to be there.
The dialogue was unoriginal and dependent upon stereotypical speech patterns. This is an example of lazy writing. All black people do not talk like these characters do, nor do all white people speak polished and perfect English.
The book contained too many flashbacks. Just as a story was developing, suddenly a character would reminisce back to their childhood and take us completely out of the story. This occurred repeatedly and was annoying.
Also there were a couple of loose ends. We are never told what happened to Daisy? Did she go to jail for abandoning her baby? This information should have been provided to the reader. Also the ending was not satisfying at all. It was not only wrapped up too quickly, but highly predictable. I knew exactly how the story would end as soon as Cinnamon found the baby.
While the book was an easy and quick read, there are so many issues going on and the book contains so many craft issues, it is only deserving of one star and I cannot recommend it to anyone to read. (