A review by thatenbyisisreads
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

As I read this book, I was genuinely confused with the timing of events because of the "The Before" and "The After" sequences. The story became muddled together which lead me to believe that Claudia was an unreliable narrator. Once the plot twist was revealed, the timing of events started to make a lot more sense to me which makes me want to reread the book! However, one thing that I found to be disturbing was the fact that Claudia's parents met when her mother was 19 years old and her father was 29 years old. I thought this was extremely unnecessary and they could've been written with a more appropriate age range. Overall, I thought the story was written cohesively in a way that left many readers, including myself, at a loss for words. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Violence, Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Racism

Moderate: Addiction