Ohhhh my gosh okay so this book was WAY heavier than I expected it to be. The book literally opens with Sable (FMC) finding out she’s been sold to a man who she is certain plans to SA her, finding out how her mom died (absolutely gruesome), and then her great aunt burns down the house she lives in so she can run away. She meets up with HARRIET TUBMAN who takes her to a camp where she meets Raimond (MMC) and like...the first half of the book is BLEAK. Once we move into the Reconstruction period of the book and she has her chance with Raimond things do get better but when things are bad they are BAD. But! They’re bad in a very compelling and well-written way. I just wish a little more time could have been dedicated to the romance.