Reviews with content warning for Sexism - Concrete Rose

This book tells the story of Maverick Carter and what happened when he was stuck with a baby at 17, then how his second baby Starr was conceived. It also discussed how he got into and then chose to leave the gang his dad used to run.

For the most part, I really loved this story. It was very inspiring to have Maverick working his way back up after multiple bad decisions and deciding what to do with his life.

There were other aspects of this book that I thought were unnecessary. Some things felt like they didn't need to be included, and I thought this book could have been a decent bit shorter.

I also had a problem with the treatment of unprotected sex within this book.

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I finished this book last night, after starting it when I woke up yesterday morning--which should tell you something about how much I liked it I guess. I've loved every book Angie Thomas has written, and this was no exception. You can definitely read this without having read The Hate U Give, but obviously you should read that anyway, and I do think you get a richer experience reading this one if you've read THUG.

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