A review by wordswoods
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

challenging tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The story follows a teenage girl with a very strictly religious mother as she tries to navigate herself through fitting her mother's mold with the way she sees herself. Along the way, she (re)discovers (slam) poetry.

I liked this novel, but I wasn't as blown away by it as I've seen other people be. The audio performance is very well done, the story is good, but it didn't really pull me in or move me as much as I thought it would. 
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