Judge's Girls

by Sharina Harris

Book Overview

Three very different women. Only one thing in common. But when their family patriarch dies and they must share his estate, the truths they discover will test them--and everything they think they know about each other.

Beloved Georgia judge Joseph Donaldson was known for his unshakable fairness, his hard-won fortune--and a scandalous second marriage to his much-younger white secretary. Now he's left a will with a stunning provision. In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496725654
• ISBN13: 9781496725653
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A touching story

I really enjoyed this book. Told from the viewpoints of Maya, Jeanie, and Ryder, it tells a heartbreaking story of how these three deal with the loss of their father/husband. They each struggle, whether it is by hardening their heart, drowning in drinks, or getting into trouble and they only way to get through it is to band together as a family and deal with those demons. I really felt for all three of them but I did like the way Maya and Ryder were such good sisters and I was rooting for them the whole time. This book deals with the monsters of racism (like the hard times Jeanie and Joseph had when they got married), inequality due to race, and alcoholism as well as the grieving process. Those were woven in well, as well as how Maya and the others dealt with these issues. There are sweet moments too, with growth from all of Judge's girls. I definitely recommend this book! It stays with you and makes you think.

Placeholder Review (book has not arrived)

This review is in exchange for receiving a finished copy of the book from Bookish First. Unfortunately, though is is currently the day before the publication date, my copy of Judge's Girls has not yet arrived. I have contacted Bookish First once before about this issue and now once again and I am hoping it is resolved soon. I was informed that there was an issue at the warehouse that was shipping out all of the books to the winners and that everything had to be reshipped. I'm sure COVID-19 is not helping matters either. In the meantime, I will leave this placeholder review up and will exchange it with the full review after I receive my copy and have the chance to read it. I have also copied and re-posted my first impression below. I hope to be able to read this book soon! I am still very excited about it! I'm not sure what I was expecting for this book to be, but it has definitely piqued my interest more than I originally expected! This seems like a great book with an interesting premise. I can't wait to see where it goes!