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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
I think I loved this book better than THUG. What a beautiful story about a boy becoming a man and setting a course for his life amidst impossible odds. Watching Maverick struggle with masculinity was refreshing and well done. I felt old reading because there are so many great details to orient the reader to the setting - 90s when I grew up. But, I adored all of the detail. A wonderful Coming of Age story. Certainly a favorite of mine. Loved this book!
angie thomas' books never miss tbh. gobbled this up like a piece of avo toast with everything but the bagel. main character is sooo lovable. this book made me happy to read :)
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
I loved reading The Hate U Give (now i want to read it again) and it was so fun to read about Maverick’s story. Good to read a book from a point of view I’m not used to reading about and don’t experience.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Angie Thomas tiene una manera se escribir las realidades sociales y las emociones de forma sencilla, precisamente pata que las juventudes puedan captar el mensaje sin que se los digan de frente.
Después de muchos años, me encantó leer la historia de Mav, el padre de Starr. Entender de dónde venía, de dónde venía su sabiduría y, sobre todo, su relación con King.
Me encantó que Angie haya tomado la dirección de colocar a Mav en temas de cuidado. Encargado de su hijo Seven, un padre que ama.
Después de muchos años, me encantó leer la historia de Mav, el padre de Starr. Entender de dónde venía, de dónde venía su sabiduría y, sobre todo, su relación con King.
Me encantó que Angie haya tomado la dirección de colocar a Mav en temas de cuidado. Encargado de su hijo Seven, un padre que ama.
One thing that threw me with this at first was that I expected more to happen in the final pages/chapters before it ended. If you've already read The Hate U Give, you sort of know how a lot of it turns out, and what happens in the intervening time. I did expect more of that to be covered, but ultimately I think it left off at a perfect point, a hopeful point, especially as Starr gives a brief rundown of what ends up happening for Maverick later in The Hate U Give - it doesn't need to be laid out again when it can end here on a positive note. I mostly wanted to read more about Maverick, to be honest, so I was disappointed for it to end.
I've been picking up and putting down books for months, not getting into them or engaging with them very much, even ones I've read and liked before. Concrete Rose was one I actively wanted to keep reading, because of the writing, the characters, the plot, the messages, everything. Also, the links to characters and events first seen or referred to in The Hate U Give were fun to spot at times, and really poignant at others.
I've been picking up and putting down books for months, not getting into them or engaging with them very much, even ones I've read and liked before. Concrete Rose was one I actively wanted to keep reading, because of the writing, the characters, the plot, the messages, everything. Also, the links to characters and events first seen or referred to in The Hate U Give were fun to spot at times, and really poignant at others.
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
OOF. again, so, so good! full of heartbreak and hope.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes