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kelleenmoriarty 's review for:
Rise to the Sun
by Leah Johnson
I tend to have a hard time with YA at this point in my life. However, queer YA romance has really been blowing me away lately, and none so much as Leah Johnson’s You Should See Me In A Crown and Rise To The Sun.
You Should See Me In A Crown was a knockout debut about a queer Black girl running for prom queen in the hopes of clinching the scholarship prize. It’s funny and bright and devastating and electric.
Leah Johnson’s next book, Rise To The Sun, which just came out last week, is all that and more. In contrast, this romance is dual POV as two young Black women find each other and fall in love over the course of a three-day summer music festival. It’s smart and quirky and authentic and beautiful.
Both of these are narratives of queer teenagers finding joy more than coming out. They show the complexities of queer female friendship and the the realities of sickness in one’s own life and the lives of those they love. They are raw and powerful and swoony and just so goddamn good.
Queer Black girls deserve to read stories of themselves thriving, and thanks to Leah Johnson, the rest of us have the privilege of reading it as well.
You Should See Me In A Crown was a knockout debut about a queer Black girl running for prom queen in the hopes of clinching the scholarship prize. It’s funny and bright and devastating and electric.
Leah Johnson’s next book, Rise To The Sun, which just came out last week, is all that and more. In contrast, this romance is dual POV as two young Black women find each other and fall in love over the course of a three-day summer music festival. It’s smart and quirky and authentic and beautiful.
Both of these are narratives of queer teenagers finding joy more than coming out. They show the complexities of queer female friendship and the the realities of sickness in one’s own life and the lives of those they love. They are raw and powerful and swoony and just so goddamn good.
Queer Black girls deserve to read stories of themselves thriving, and thanks to Leah Johnson, the rest of us have the privilege of reading it as well.