Trying to get ahead of my local library book club by reading whatever I can get audio access to is the catalyst for why I picked up this book. Hadn’t heard of it, but reviews looked good, and I’m always excited to pick up something by a female author, and also support POC. I wish I had better news about my feelings on this book though. They are not positive. I will caveat first though and say that from my small sample size of folks […]
I brought a lot of feelings to this review.
I had high hopes for this book. Seems like everyone I know was going on about how heartfelt and heartbreaking it was. But it did not break my heart, and that was disappointing. Let’s discuss. Summary: Nadia Turner, seventeen, recently lost her mother to suicide (not a spoiler! you learn this on like page 2). She is beautiful, smart, going to Michigan on a scholarship. After her mother’s death, she’s grieving, hanging out with her new church-going bff with Aubrey, looking forward to getting out of Dodge […]