Goodreads synopsis: Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she's black—to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride—no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away.
My rating: 4 stars.
Content warnings: Heavy PG. A few characters are severely beat up. There's a near constant threat of violence and death because of skin color. A character is shot at and grazed.
Thoughts: The synopsis gives the impression that the land is more of a plot thread than it seems to be through the story. It is mentioned, but I'm not entirely sure why that's the thing that ties them together in the story, rather than their own humanity and dignity. But that's neither here nor there.
It definitely hurts to read. Especially knowing things like that really did happen. But it's also really neat how determined the human spirit can be.
Certainly the story is worth reading, but the weight of what it covers may be better for audiences with an understanding that things do get intense.
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