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A review by sde
Light It Up by Kekla Magoon
4.0
Good story in what has now become a genre - YA books about questionable police actions, protest, and race. I read the book that came before this one four years ago, and I obviously forgot a lot because I was confused about some of the referrals to stuff in the previous book, and felt I was left hanging about a couple of characters. But it definitely can be read as a standalone book.
It is told from many different points of view, and, honestly, way too many points of view. It took me a while to keep it straight. I thought for a while that Will's stepfather was also the officer that has to work the Peach Street neighborhood after his colleague shoots a teen girl. I never quite figured out what Devante's role was in the book. He started out talking about how he was very comfortable in the white world given his background living in mainly white areas, so I thought the book would explore that more, but it never did. I thought the point of view of the daughter of the officer who shot the girl was interesting, and something I hadn't thought of much before. But definitely don't listen to this in audiobook form. I think the listener would never figure out what was going on.
It is told from many different points of view, and, honestly, way too many points of view. It took me a while to keep it straight. I thought for a while that Will's stepfather was also the officer that has to work the Peach Street neighborhood after his colleague shoots a teen girl. I never quite figured out what Devante's role was in the book. He started out talking about how he was very comfortable in the white world given his background living in mainly white areas, so I thought the book would explore that more, but it never did. I thought the point of view of the daughter of the officer who shot the girl was interesting, and something I hadn't thought of much before. But definitely don't listen to this in audiobook form. I think the listener would never figure out what was going on.