I enjoyed Junie immensely. An emotional story about sisterhood, family, and freedom. It's always hard to read books about enslaved people as a white person and give a review. I loved Junie as a character; smart, ambitious, and stubborn. The love story was sweet but of course for the enslaved families and loved ones are so often torn apart, never to see each other again. 

Junie was more hopeful, while still showcasing the raw realities of the enslaved on the cusp of the Civil War.