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ljrinaldi 's review for:
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
by Gilly Segal, Kimberly Jones
First, I have to say that the novel grabbed me and dragged me along because it was all action.
But, in between the action of the riots and police, and protests we have two teenagers who are dumb. I love them, but they are dumb. Campbell, the White girl is naive beyond. I kind of get that, if she has been sheltered all her life, and never talked to another Black person. Lena is love dumb. She thinks her boyfriend has her best interests at heart.
But other than those two traits, where you want to grab them and shake some sense into them, the action keeps the novel going. Writing in alternating view points, by a White and Black author, who initially wrote each character separately, but then, when they sat down to see what they had, collaborated to write them together.
Some reviewers have said they think that a situation should not have blown up that quickly, but having seen the recent protests, I would say, yes, it can.
Good novel, even if some of the situations could have been avoided if the girls had thought things through a bit more, which is kind of hard to do when the world is going crazy around you.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
But, in between the action of the riots and police, and protests we have two teenagers who are dumb. I love them, but they are dumb. Campbell, the White girl is naive beyond. I kind of get that, if she has been sheltered all her life, and never talked to another Black person. Lena is love dumb. She thinks her boyfriend has her best interests at heart.
But other than those two traits, where you want to grab them and shake some sense into them, the action keeps the novel going. Writing in alternating view points, by a White and Black author, who initially wrote each character separately, but then, when they sat down to see what they had, collaborated to write them together.
Some reviewers have said they think that a situation should not have blown up that quickly, but having seen the recent protests, I would say, yes, it can.
Good novel, even if some of the situations could have been avoided if the girls had thought things through a bit more, which is kind of hard to do when the world is going crazy around you.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.