Brenna B. (demiducky25) reviewed on 11/29/2009 + 161 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

After finishing Gone with the Wind, I figured that a nice companion piece would be to read this book as it was written from a Tara slave's perspective, specifically that of Scarlett's half-sister, Cynara (daughter of Mammy and Mr. O'Hara). As this was an unauthorized book, names of people and places have been changed, but you know exactly who they are by the descriptions or the pseudonyms. I really wanted to like this book, but I was quite disappointed. I was hoping that it would recount the events from GWTW from Cynara's POV, but instead it picks up where GWTW leaves off and goes on from there. Also, the writing style was quite jumpy and I just didn't like it. I understand that it's supposed to be from the text of a diary, but I felt that GWTW did a much better job showing what was in a character's mind, and in a more subtle way. There were certain moments that really shined (I did enjoy a series of letters written by Scarlett's mother, called "Lady" in this story, and the revelation that went with it), but other parts just really seemed to drag. If it wasn't for the fact that this book was short (a little more than 200 pages) and the fact that I try to never give up reading any book, I'm not sure I would have finished it. I just wasn't my cup of tea. Conceptually, it's a great idea for a book and I do appreciate it for that, but I just didn't like the actual execution of it.

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