Invisible Chains
Invisible Chains is the story of Jacqueline who is a slave in New Orleans. After she is suspected of murder she flees the house that she is in with a man named Carlos, which is the beginning of her magical adventures as a runaway slave. I received an advanced readers copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review and had a difficult time putting it down.
This book enchanted me in a way that pulled at my heartstrings. Michelle Renee Lane's prose seemed magical as I found phrases like "Marriage for most women wasn't much different than slavery" and "As Long as we did our work, followed rules and didn't try to escape, life could be bearable for a slave," to be just a few of many examples on how her prose infused believable life into Jacqueline's life with beautiful words that made me want to cry. I do have a weakness for words that infuse beauty into painful moments and this book kept delivering me results that provoked awe for me.
The other thing that the author did well at was weaving supernatural terror with the historical terror of the realities that slaves went through. She captured Jacqueline's terror of the everyday realities of being a slave while delving into a magic that provided a lot of mystery and terror. Many times I felt the book read like a work of heartbreaking historical fiction but the components of magic made the story quite entertaining. Michelle Renee Lane is a master storyteller by being able to make both the elements of reality and the elements of magic compelling.
I received an advanced readers copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I also published this review on Goodreads.
This book enchanted me in a way that pulled at my heartstrings. Michelle Renee Lane's prose seemed magical as I found phrases like "Marriage for most women wasn't much different than slavery" and "As Long as we did our work, followed rules and didn't try to escape, life could be bearable for a slave," to be just a few of many examples on how her prose infused believable life into Jacqueline's life with beautiful words that made me want to cry. I do have a weakness for words that infuse beauty into painful moments and this book kept delivering me results that provoked awe for me.
The other thing that the author did well at was weaving supernatural terror with the historical terror of the realities that slaves went through. She captured Jacqueline's terror of the everyday realities of being a slave while delving into a magic that provided a lot of mystery and terror. Many times I felt the book read like a work of heartbreaking historical fiction but the components of magic made the story quite entertaining. Michelle Renee Lane is a master storyteller by being able to make both the elements of reality and the elements of magic compelling.
I received an advanced readers copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I also published this review on Goodreads.
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