The Truth About Awiti, by CP Patrick.
*I received this book for a review
Synopsis :
There is a commonly held belief the tropical storms and hurricanes that form off the coast of West Africa are not natural disasters, but rather they are retaliation by restless spirits impacted by one of the darkest chapters of world history-the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Awiti’s destiny was forever changed the day the slave raiders arrived at her village. She made a life-altering decision with the hope of being reunited with her family, only to discover her effort was in vain. For centuries, her sadness raged within the winds and rain, resulting in tropical storms that devastated the South. But there is more to Awiti than creating hurricanes, as those who have encountered her love and wrath will attest. The truth is, there is so much more.
Follow her story from mid – 15th – century Africa to 21st – century New Orleans in this historical fantasy that will leave you questioning the impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the physical and spiritual realms.
My rating : 4/5
Review : The Truth About Awiti is such an amazing book! I can’t put it down. CP Patrick’s writing got my heart and respect!
This book is such an awesome historical fantasy. Yet, it felt so real! All the time reading, I kept feeling like the things in the book really happened. But then, I had to remind myself that it’s a work of fiction! However, some (a lot) of the occurrence have happened to real life individuals.
Reading The Truth About Awiti, will make you realise that discrimination is cruel and disgusting.
The impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade has been horrible. How people discriminate a person based on their colour!
People around the world must always remind themselves, not to discriminate a person based on their race, religion, color, age and sex.
However, I didn’t quite understand the way of CP Patrick’s writing as there was too many point of views in her novel. Besides that, I didn’t get the chance to know more about the main character, Awiti. As the point of view, kept changing and Awiti didn’t mainly expressed herself as a main character.
Overall, I loved this book so much! I highly recommend, it to everyone! As it will teach you, about life and never to discriminate a person.
Sincerely,
Natasha ❤ (TheNatashaReads)
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