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A review by lingfish7
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
📖🎧This YA debut novel is everything. Also isn’t the cover just gorgeous?! 🌻🌻🌻An easy 5 stars and one that tugged at every one of my heart strings. 💖 It was beautifully written and I enjoyed both the audiobook and the hardcopy, soaking up every word. The ending is bittersweet and I definitely choked up and nearly cried. 😭
🏳️🌈Queer | 💪🏾biracial | 💔generational trauma | 😢death/grief | racism in the south | 💕friendship | 👩👧mother-daughter relationship
Avery is a 17 year old pansexual queer biracial girl whose mother’s mother is dying of cancer in small town Georgia. Avery’s senior year her family moves to Bardell to be closer to Mama Letty before she passes. Avery uncovers so much generational trauma and loss regarding her grandmother’s past and why her mother fights so much with Mama Letty. In Bardell, Avery makes some unexpected friendships with Simone and Jade.
This story is heartbreaking and beautiful. My heart broke for every character. It explores the deep homophobia and racism in the south, as well as the toll black trauma takes on black families. Generational trauma is one of my favorite themes to explore (Steinbeck’s East of Eden is my favorite), so this book was perfect.
🏳️🌈Queer | 💪🏾biracial | 💔generational trauma | 😢death/grief | racism in the south | 💕friendship | 👩👧mother-daughter relationship
Avery is a 17 year old pansexual queer biracial girl whose mother’s mother is dying of cancer in small town Georgia. Avery’s senior year her family moves to Bardell to be closer to Mama Letty before she passes. Avery uncovers so much generational trauma and loss regarding her grandmother’s past and why her mother fights so much with Mama Letty. In Bardell, Avery makes some unexpected friendships with Simone and Jade.
This story is heartbreaking and beautiful. My heart broke for every character. It explores the deep homophobia and racism in the south, as well as the toll black trauma takes on black families. Generational trauma is one of my favorite themes to explore (Steinbeck’s East of Eden is my favorite), so this book was perfect.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Homophobia, and Death