The Blackwoods

I really enjoyed this but when I went to review it I wanted to double-check that it was marketed as YA because I think this could have worked better as an adult novel. I think the intergenerational aspects would be more compelling to older readers. But still, the characters are compelling and the history (thinly fictionalized) of Black Hollywood is interesting, so I do think teens with an interest in film/TV would still get a lot out of this.

Merged review:

I really enjoyed this but when I went to review it I wanted to double-check that it was marketed as YA because I think this could have worked better as an adult novel. I think the intergenerational aspects would be more compelling to older readers. But still, the characters are compelling and the history (thinly fictionalized) of Black Hollywood is interesting, so I do think teens with an interest in film/TV would still get a lot out of this.