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Grown
by Tiffany D. Jackson
This book was SO good. I read it in a few days and I found it hard to put down. If I’d had the time, I would have read it one sitting, that’s how good this was.
The story follows Enchanted, who meets superstar music artist, Korey Fields, at an audition. She’s an aspiring singer and he’s impressed with her talent, so he decides to take her under his wing. At first it seems like all of her dreams are coming true, but it’s actually a nightmare when Korey’s true colors are shown.
This was seriously so gripping and made my heart hurt. It’s heavy- everything that Enchanted goes through is difficult to read about. What struck me the most was the people that knew who Korey really was and either kept it a secret or turned a blind eye. Some did nothing and some even helped keep his secrets. It’s absolutely disgusting and it shows that these people don’t operate in a vacuum. They exist in a society that’s willing to turn a blind eye if you’re rich enough or charming enough or famous enough.
Some themes that Jackson writes about are the sexualization of Black girls, colorism, and racism. She points a light straight at the ugly truth: Black women are constantly disrespected, neglected, and unprotected. A Black girl is assaulted, and they say she asked for it and she knew what she was doing, or blame her parents, or say she’s making it all up. They will jump through hoops to do anything but believe Black women. I think the main message that Jackson was trying to convey is that we as a society need to do a lot more to protect Black girls, because they are vulnerable. We need to protect them, support them, uplift them, because it’s not easy to be a girl, and it’s even more difficult to be a Black girl.
Ooof, as I said, this is a tough read, but an excellent one. Enchanted was such a compelling character, and I felt immersed in her world, which made it all the more difficult to witness when bad things happen to her. I thought this was really well-written and felt the mixed media approach with the inclusion of some text messages worked really well. Also, I’m still not over the way that Jackson crafted this story. In the first chapter, I was like, “what the hell is going on?” and it’s clear straight away that something terrible has happened. And then there was the final few pages (!!!).
Now please excuse me while I go read everything else that Tiffany D. Jackson has written.
[Including the content warning mentioned in the book: sexual abuse, rape, assault, child abuse, kidnapping, and addiction to opoids]
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Wowowow, this book was so good. Full review to come.
The story follows Enchanted, who meets superstar music artist, Korey Fields, at an audition. She’s an aspiring singer and he’s impressed with her talent, so he decides to take her under his wing. At first it seems like all of her dreams are coming true, but it’s actually a nightmare when Korey’s true colors are shown.
This was seriously so gripping and made my heart hurt. It’s heavy- everything that Enchanted goes through is difficult to read about. What struck me the most was the people that knew who Korey really was and either kept it a secret or turned a blind eye. Some did nothing and some even helped keep his secrets. It’s absolutely disgusting and it shows that these people don’t operate in a vacuum. They exist in a society that’s willing to turn a blind eye if you’re rich enough or charming enough or famous enough.
Some themes that Jackson writes about are the sexualization of Black girls, colorism, and racism. She points a light straight at the ugly truth: Black women are constantly disrespected, neglected, and unprotected. A Black girl is assaulted, and they say she asked for it and she knew what she was doing, or blame her parents, or say she’s making it all up. They will jump through hoops to do anything but believe Black women. I think the main message that Jackson was trying to convey is that we as a society need to do a lot more to protect Black girls, because they are vulnerable. We need to protect them, support them, uplift them, because it’s not easy to be a girl, and it’s even more difficult to be a Black girl.
Ooof, as I said, this is a tough read, but an excellent one. Enchanted was such a compelling character, and I felt immersed in her world, which made it all the more difficult to witness when bad things happen to her. I thought this was really well-written and felt the mixed media approach with the inclusion of some text messages worked really well. Also, I’m still not over the way that Jackson crafted this story. In the first chapter, I was like, “what the hell is going on?” and it’s clear straight away that something terrible has happened. And then there was the final few pages (!!!).
Now please excuse me while I go read everything else that Tiffany D. Jackson has written.
[Including the content warning mentioned in the book: sexual abuse, rape, assault, child abuse, kidnapping, and addiction to opoids]
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Wowowow, this book was so good. Full review to come.