This book covered some continuing relationships that clearly have their own previous books, but also introduces Gemma, a white woman raising her grandson, who stumbles on two black orphans and wants to adopt them (foster/adopted children seem to be a huge part of this series).
There was only one spot where I had to double back to figure out whose head I was supposed to be in, and that was more my fault than the author's.
It's written in third person, moving from one character's POV to another's depending on which plot thread is being followed at the moment, but that was really well done, naturally and seamlessly. The series is set in the fictional town of Henry Adams, Kansas, a historically black town that is currently owned by a wealthy black woman, Bernadine, who bought it off eBay with the proceeds from an ugly divorce. That did not diminish from the book's pleasures, though, and it stands alone just fine. I thought it might be a fun, easy read while I had a cold, and it mostly was, although because of the on-going nature of the stories, it turned out to have a cast of thousands, which made it a little hard for me to keep track of all the characters at first. I grabbed it because I'd been meaning to try a Beverly Jenkins book for a while now, and this was prominently displayed on the New Books shelf during my last library visit. I'm not sure how to summarize this book, since it's the 8th in an-going series ("Blessings"). Though the residents of Henry Adams face seemingly insurmountable obstacles, each of them will discover that family comes in many forms, especially during the most trying of times. The entire town comes together to lend a helping hand. In the midst of these trials, Jack and Rocky are trying to plan their wedding. But when Gemma contacts Social Services to try to become their foster mother, she’s told a white woman cannot foster African-American children. She takes them in, and quickly falls in love with the orphaned siblings. In fact, she’d characterize it as a “hate/hate relationship.” But when her cousin calls her with the news that she’s dying and wants Tamar to plan the funeral, she’s shocked but is willing to drop everything for her.Īfter a horrendous storm, Gemma finds a young boy and his little sister walking on the side of the road. Tamar July has never had a great relationship with certain members of her family. There’s never a dull day in Henry Adams, Kansas. NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins continues her beloved Blessings series with a heartwarming novel about what really makes a family.
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