The Book Report: Kin By Tayari Jones
I really had no intention of reading this book. But then…I did. I kept being drawn to the story and in the end, Im glad I picked it up. Let’s Talk about Kin by Tayari Jones
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Synopsis of Kin by Tayari Jones
Vernice and Annie grow up as motherless daughters in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, bound by friendship but pulled toward very different futures. Raised by a determined aunt, Vernice leaves at eighteen for Spelman College, where she’s introduced to a world of connection, ambition, and quiet inequality. Annie, still haunted by her mother’s absence, sets out to find her—following a path that leads through danger, love, and ultimately a fight for her life.
Category
Literary Fiction
Content Warnings
Racism, Abortion, Abandonment
What I Really Thought
Spoiler, I loved this from almost the first page.
This is the story of two motherless girls who grow into two motherless women and the choices they make because of it.
Starting in Honeysuckle Louisiana, our story then splits, alternating between Atlanta where Vernice goes to college to find security and the family she never had while Annie goes to Memphis to find the mother that abandoned her.
This is a story about sisterhood, found family, sexuality, chosen family, race and grief. Almost every character in this book is shaped by their mother in some way.
When i think of good writing, i think of books like this. Writers Like Tayari Jones. This was thought provoking, entertaining, heartbreaking, realistic, lyrical and so many more things that I just can’t put into words right now.
I know for sure this is going to be one of my top reads of 2026.
My rating
5/5 Stars ( see my rating here)
