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mandkips's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Bullying
Minor: Murder
peachani's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death and Racism
Minor: Bullying, Confinement, and Murder
sammieiris's review
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Racism
cyrinw98's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Death
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Bullying
citymouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Bullying and Violence
Minor: Racism
Wrongful imprisonmentambersbooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Zoe is my new favorite character.
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Death, and Racism
Additional CW: Murder, jail/prisonpucksandpaperbacks's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Really great debut. Zoe is inquisitive and has a passion for baking. I wished that she had gone to the Kids Baking Championship because that was the main reason I picked it up . She bakes a whole lot and even comes up with her own recipe. I read this in one day and it was very addictive to read. Zoe read just like a 12-year old dealt with microaggressions - stares from strangers bc her step-father is white - and Janae talks about systemic racism in Boston and how most Black men go to jail for a crime they didn't commit and have life in jail.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Death
ezraaa's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is an extremely important story about a huge glaring flaw in the justice system in America and this book perfectly explains it for young readers. The important message is interspliced with fun baking shenanigans and lighter messages about friendship. I would not hesitate to recommend this book. The only thing that I wanted more from this book was it to explain why Zoe's mother did what she did, I think her actions could've been fleshed out more to show how different people react to that situation and why she did what she did in more specific terms.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Bullying and Death
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