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In the 1830s, settler-colonists passed laws to enforce the mass removal of Native Americans from their land. The Chickasaw tribe in West Tennessee was among the many tribes displaced, but before leaving, they cursed their ancestral land. In 1940, a wealthy land developer purchased land in this area, now called Memphis, and built the Raven Manor Housing Projects, public housing for Black people. Among the many families who moved into the building was the couple Birdy Bee and Golden, whose bloodlines were intertwined with both European and African ancestry and traced back to the seventeenth century. The Chickasaw left a specific spell on their land, and the couple and their descendants are about to learn of it the hard way. What is the curse? Find out in The Devils of Raven Manor by L. O. Kelly and Lashunda Oliver.
If you are looking for a young adult horror novel laced with history, a hint of drama, mystery, and suspense, The Devils of Raven Manor by L. O. Kelly and Lashunda Oliver is an enthralling pick. The authors drew me in with the evocative depictions. I was dropped back in time between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries in England and America. As I followed the storylines of the Native Americans and the Olive Branch family generations, I got a clear picture of the hardships and injustices the two communities faced during that era. The authors introduce the story’s supernatural details in an accessible style, making the horror scenes feel authentic and believable. The character-driven conversations and introspection allowed me to understand the characters’ individual battles. The authors weave a tale of pain, suffering, despair, survival, faith, and evil that haunts both the guilty and innocent in this read.
