A review by serendipitysbooks
Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini

emotional 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

4.0

 Home Home is a short little YA novel about a Trinidadian teenager who suffers from mental health issues and, after a serious incident, is sent to stay with her aunt in Canada. It touches on race and racism, mental health, LGBTIQA+ issues, and especially the different attitudes towards the latter two in Trinidad and Canada. I enjoyed this story for what it was but felt it was too brief to explore the issues fully or with much nuance. 

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