A review by chrystalo
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

4.0

Don't get me wrong: this is a good book and I feel like it should be read. I guess I just feel like there was more here that wasn't done, and could have been done so beautifully. It relates personally to me on many levels, but it doesn't hit all the emotional high and low notes I expected. Honestly, I think it was a little safe at times, when it could have been bold. And maybe that's how the book remains accessible. But especially reading this after "Another Brooklyn", and having it be recommended to me by so many people, it fell a bit flat. But again, this is a good YA book that should be read. It still says a lot, and can maybe bring some personal investment to an issue that often feels too controversial to approach in literature