Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

398 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long his...

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Community Reviews

4.14
based on 32,010 reviews

Moods

emotional: 88%

reflective: 65%

mysterious: 42%

hopeful: 35%

sad: 34%

inspiring: 29%

adventurous: 25%

challenging: 19%

informative: 11%

tense: 11%

dark: 10%

funny: 3%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

14% of readers chose fast
68% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
51% of readers chose A mix
39% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

81% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

95% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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