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A review by zikeyag
One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
At first, this book rubbed me the wrong way. The FMC Jasmyn came on so strong with her fight for black people. I get it. I know people like that, but it was to the point where she was overbearing, bossy, and sometimes rude with how she spoke to people. Mainly her husband at times. As the story went on I got used to her personality. I understood her fight, her wanting to fight for others, and not wanting to forget her roots and where her family came from now that they have more money than they ever imagined.
I felt as though this book was the pure definition of “all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk” which one of the other characters mentioned. Everybody fights for the rights/equality of black people in different ways and this showed the two different perspectives.
As for this being Nicola Yoon’s first Adult book and it being a psychological thriller, it didn’t really do it for me. It was slow, which is not uncommon, but it was a slow build up not really build up to anything. There were no twists and turns. The ending wasn’t surprising at all.
Overall, the book brought up a lot of views of racial issues, inequality, police violence, amongst other things. I enjoyed the conversations between the characters and some of the points made, but the “thriller” aspect was low.
Solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you Net Galley & Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC for the opportunity to read this novel.
*** I received the ARC for this book in exchange for my honest review.
I felt as though this book was the pure definition of “all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk” which one of the other characters mentioned. Everybody fights for the rights/equality of black people in different ways and this showed the two different perspectives.
As for this being Nicola Yoon’s first Adult book and it being a psychological thriller, it didn’t really do it for me. It was slow, which is not uncommon, but it was a slow build up not really build up to anything. There were no twists and turns. The ending wasn’t surprising at all.
Overall, the book brought up a lot of views of racial issues, inequality, police violence, amongst other things. I enjoyed the conversations between the characters and some of the points made, but the “thriller” aspect was low.
Solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you Net Galley & Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC for the opportunity to read this novel.
*** I received the ARC for this book in exchange for my honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism