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A review by clarkf87
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
Nic Stone is an incredible young adult storyteller. Each novel is just as important as the last. While I absolutely loved Justyce in the first of the series, “Dear Martin,” this story covered a group of youth that were missed in the first book.
The boys in this novel, especially the main character, LaQuan aka Quan, reminded me of the teens I spent time with at a residential facility a couple years ago. My job at the time was to interview them and hear their stories. It gave me an entirely new perspective on their lives. The poverty, generational trauma, and racism existing in our world collide head first in this powerful story.
These characters will live within me for a very long time. Thank you to the author for creating such riveting, gut-wrenching, and authentic stories about our so-called “troubled” youth, where it is they come from, and what it means to survive and attempt to find happiness in this unfair world.
The boys in this novel, especially the main character, LaQuan aka Quan, reminded me of the teens I spent time with at a residential facility a couple years ago. My job at the time was to interview them and hear their stories. It gave me an entirely new perspective on their lives. The poverty, generational trauma, and racism existing in our world collide head first in this powerful story.
These characters will live within me for a very long time. Thank you to the author for creating such riveting, gut-wrenching, and authentic stories about our so-called “troubled” youth, where it is they come from, and what it means to survive and attempt to find happiness in this unfair world.