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Junauda Petrus: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them (Hardcover, 2019, Dutton Books, Dutton Books for Young Readers) 5 stars

Told in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus’s bold and lyrical debut is the …

Review of 'The Stars and the Blackness Between Them' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

It feels impertinent to try and capture the contemporary power, love, creativity, and reality of this book with my late-20thC idiom.

I recommend it unreservedly.


At the same time, in places i found Audre's narrative voice inconsistent -- her Trini dialect seemed to fall away sometimes, which was distracting. That, however, is my only critique.