Review of Slave Heart

Post by **Bertha Jackson** » 18 Oct 2021, 12:41

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Slave Heart" by Joyce Reynolds.]

3 out of 4 stars

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A slave on the Murphy Plantation, Egypt, dreams of freedom to live her life as she wants and love Drake Murphy, which is forbidden because he is white and she is black. She wants to let the world know what slavery is like and that she is a person, not an animal. She bleeds like everyone else and is not invisible. One hundred and fifty years later, Vivienne Marsh escapes an abusive relationship by living with her ailing father on the Murphy Plantation. Both women are wondering if the man of their dreams is wandering around looking for them. As Vivienne walks around the plantation, she is angered by Amos, a Black man who teaches the history of slavery and points out that their ancestors built the plantation but never owned it. Amos thinks Vivienne is a white racist who believes in slavery. But does she? Is there a connection between the slave, Egypt, and the white, Vivienne? What is the mystery of Murphy Plantation? Read Slave Heart by Joyce Reynolds to find out.

Joyce Reynolds has done a fabulous job with the character development and moving the plot between the two eras. I could feel the pain and suffering that Egypt endured from the abuse she received as a slave. One of my favorite lessons in this book is that people need to learn that souls have no color; they are not black, brown, or white. You will also come away from this book realizing that problems never go away unless they are fixed. The story is told in the third person with a fast-paced plot, which kept me turning the pages to see what happened next. The ending of the book gives me hope that there is a sequel forthcoming.

The editing of this book is the only negative aspect I found. I do not believe a professional editor has edited this book. There are a plethora of errors consisting of wrong capitalizations, wrong verb tenses, and misused words. For example, “whole” is used for “hole.”

Overall, I enjoyed reading this book, and it gives good insight on how to live with and learn from our history. Therefore, I am giving this book 3 out of 4 stars. Once a professional editor has edited it, the novel will deserve the maximum number of stars.

My recommendation for this book is for readers who enjoy historical-fiction stories about slavery and the Civil War. Romance fanatics will also enjoy this book. The mild profanity and sexual content will probably not be offensive to most readers. However, if you have no tolerance for this type of content, you may want to avoid this book.

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Charleslee · Post by **Charleslee** » 29 Oct 2021, 06:10

Indeed souls have no colour. I believe a time will come when we all will stand and fight for this discrimination in colour. A very insightful book.

Michael_peace · Post by **Michael_peace** » 29 Oct 2021, 15:14

History is a vantage point from which we can see what belongs to us and what was suffocated in our throats. Regardless of our skin color, we become what we know and have the opportunity to modify what has been impose on us.

This is a fascinating novel that i suggest to people who appreciate historical fiction about slavery and civil war.

This book receives a 4 out of a 4 star rating from me.

Bigtreasure06 · Post by **Bigtreasure06** » 02 Nov 2021, 03:57

Slavery is bad and racism is worth. Everyone deserves respect, no colour is superior.

Milescollinz · Post by **Milescollinz** » 02 Nov 2021, 07:13

History will always teach us how to deal with current societal problems. Racism is supposed to be obliterated and humanity should come together to achieve this purpose.

Rizki Pradana · Post by **Rizki Pradana** » 19 Nov 2021, 10:28

This book seems to teach us a lot of things about slavery as well as racism. I will read this book because of that.

David Iba · Post by **David Iba** » 19 Nov 2021, 11:21

In this live i think some of the slavery history teach us a lot, but some people still have that fact of living that master an slavery.
I will love to read more about this novel.

Lindzy Herbrand · Post by **Lindzy Herbrand** » 12 Apr 2022, 08:22

This sounds like an interesting read, but I would prefer to read it after it has been edited. I like a good historical fiction novel with social justice issues like slavery.