{"id":956,"date":"2017-12-05T05:38:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T05:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/llamareadsbooks.wordpress.com\/?p=956"},"modified":"2017-12-21T19:13:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T03:13:42","slug":"review-a-shine-that-defies-the-dark-jodi-gallegos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/12\/05\/review-a-shine-that-defies-the-dark-jodi-gallegos\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: A Shine That Defies the Dark – Jodi Gallegos"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Review:A Shine that Defies The Dark<\/strong>
by Jodi Gallegos<\/a>
Publisher:<\/strong> Clean Teen Publishing, Inc.<\/a>
Publication Date:<\/strong> December 5, 2017
Genres:<\/strong> Young Adult<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 236
Source:<\/strong> NetGalley<\/a>

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: \"One\"One\"One\"One\"One<\/span>


Gripping, romantic, and evocative of its time\u2014 A Shine that Defies the Dark is a spellbinding story of one woman who will stop at nothing to survive during a tumultuous time in American history.<\/p>\n

After a six-year exile, Ophelia Breaux and her mother are overjoyed to return to the Louisiana bayou. But it seems the ghosts of the epic feud that drove them away still haunt Plaquemines Parish, and with the Great Depression sweeping the nation, the two soon find they can't make ends meet.<\/p>\n

Seeing no other option, Ophelia's mother takes the drastic step of sharing her bed with the town judge in exchange for a reduced rent. The judge has had a life-long obsession with Momma, and Ophelia is desperate to end this arrangement and get her away from him.<\/p>\n

When Remy Granger shows up, Ophelia knows it could mean more trouble\u2014and that's the last thing they need. Handsome and dangerous, he's the first boy she ever kissed, and a member of the most notorious family in southern Louisiana\u2014but he's also got an opportunity for fast money in rumrunning. Ophelia goes all in, and it turns out she may have a knack for the business. But she's going to have to run even faster if she wants to save Momma\u2026 dodging the cops, rival gangs, and her traitorous heart at every turn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>

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