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booktalkwithrae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The main character, Nigeria Jones, is struggling to find herself as she lives in a world where her father is dead set on de mantling, white supremacist nation, and creating a black nation. She is homeschooled, doesn’t have a lot of experience outside of her small community and when she’s given the opportunity to expand her horizon, she is met with multiple blockades.
There were so many times I wanted to highlight paragraph in this story. I really think this book needs to be in a lot of high schools as it really questions a lot what is wrong, what is right and what can we do as a society moving forward. There were a lot of interesting nuances and situations that the character faced that were difficult to navigate through.
All the characters were complex and interesting. There were a lot of informative thoughts and questions. My only gripe was towards the end of the book. Some of the things felt repetitive.
If you are a fan of The Hate U Give it Mondays Not Coming then this should be your next read!
Thank you to Harper Collins Canada for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, and Racial slurs
Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, and Homophobia
achay91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Racism, Drug use, Grief, Sexism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Abortion, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, and Police brutality
destinied's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, and Cultural appropriation
bujoxbooked's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
1) Baby girl really needed to go to therapy to have a safe place to be herself, talk about her mother's death and continuing to see her, and her life in the community
2) I expected a bigger reaction from Baba because she ran away with her stuff to Sage and KD's house and was just able to stay there for 3 weeks without issue? Like that makes no sense after the fight that he put up the whole time. I get that he was talking to his sister during that time, but still.
3) Baba sounded like such a horrible man from Nigeria's perspective and how he just kept sucking people into his society.
4) So if Nigeria's mom did not have Freedom because of her husband wanting an army of kids, she might have lived. Oooof I can't even imagine the resentment, but the author did not go down that path probably for good reason.
5)I like how the book ended with the 'next" generation after Nigeria (unsure how to spell her chosen name) taking over.
Overall, I'll go with 4 stars! After a while the book seemed to repeat the same thing over and over in regards to Nigeria's mom being a ghost, Nigeria's father being against her wanting to go to Philly Friends school.
Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Misogyny
Minor: Abortion and Cultural appropriation
psistillreadyou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Homophobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Abortion, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy
bookcaptivated's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Grief, and Sexism
Moderate: Racism, Abandonment, Death of parent, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Sexual content, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Blood, Classism, and Colonisation
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.5
One thing I didn't love was
Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Blood, Grief, Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Death
Moderate: Medical trauma, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Sexual content, Slavery, Abandonment, Classism, Medical content, Colonisation, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Miscarriage, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Bullying
raethereviewer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Abortion and Cultural appropriation