Black Candle Women: A Read with Jenna Pick

“healing comes in waves, and I'm allowed to feel every rise and every fall of my tide.” Alexandra Elle Black Candle Women ~ Diane Marie Brown. Book 📚 Thoughts by Fallon Vaughn. 🕯️ Black Candle Woman spoke to many generations of women who oftentimes had to shy away from their gifts in order to survive to live and love another day. It spoke to my lineage, and that of every descendant of my blood who has reached beyond the normal confines of what is right and what is wrong, for what is real. 🕯️This book follows the story of a family of New Orleanians who ultimately fled the city to avoid the wrath of a begrudging mother who lost her son to love and in turn cursed an entire line of women who now are afraid to love. All of the men who love them ultimately die, but one sister and her niece dare to go beyond the set of limitations and refuse to let a curse continue to haunt their family. 🕯️I enjoyed reading this story and found myself wanting more and more from the characters. The story briefly touches on the magic that the women possess, and left me wanting to dive deeper and deeper into the forbidden book that held all the remedies and ritual. The author did a wonderful job of laying out the city and making New Orleans as much of a character as the women in the story. It was a very easy read that satisfied my craving for something authentic. I cannot wait for the television adaptation! 🕯️ The third in of our selections, we will discuss Black Candle Women, Tuesday, May 9th. Swipe to slide 2 for details. #thisbrownegirlreads #tbgrbookclub