A review by _forestofpages
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

I absolutely loved this. This was truly a beautifully written peak into the life of a young Biracial woman. Her coming of age and dealing with sexism, religious trauma, her mother's expectations and abusive language. Coming to terms with who she is and not letting anyone silence her even her mother. This was hard to read and so heartbreaking beautiful to experience. I am happy that I got to read this and even more so that I got the audiobook to hear this book directly from the author.
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