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Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
4.0

How Can You Not Love Maverick?

This story needed to be told. There are so many Mavericks out here trying to navigate this cruel world. I wanted to feel sad for him, but we already know how he blossomed. I tried not fall into the trap of comparing this to The Hate U Give. I wanted to just take this story for what it is. I did enjoy connecting the dots on the characters relationships and back stories. I absolutely love Seven’s character in both books. I’m glad that I read the first installment again. It really helped to prepare for Concrete Rose.