4.85k reviews for:

Concrete Rose

Angie Thomas

4.42 AVERAGE

melissapalmer404's review

4.0

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This is a prequel to The Hate U Give, focusing on Maverick (Starr's father). It shows the struggle of a young black man, who becomes a father too young. It was a good read.

andrewrmart's review

5.0

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Angie Thomas don’t miss. I read this several years after The Hate U Give and without remembering pretty much anything from it. I’m sure that those more familiar with it will have an even more enriching and fulfilling time here with young Maverick.

suzydunk's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

violet_scar97's review

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

jcameron20's review

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

hannahnoelle531's review

4.25

emotional hopeful 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

genya's review

4.0

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wasn't a bad one...was nice to learn more about how the kids got their name but definitely wasn't better than the hate you give

esther_habs's review

3.25

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

stephi_lav's review

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_bxllxe_'s review

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

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Angie Thomas has a true gift. This is everything I hoped it would be, the perfect prequel to The Hate You Give. She has a way with dialogue that’s unmatched. Her characters come alive in the mind, break your heart, frustrate you, make you laugh out loud, bring a tear to your eye. So glad I finally picked this up.