A review by venusdapoopiehead
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

i initially gave this two stars but after re-reading (and having a way better taste in books) i decided to bump it up to 4 stars. i think i only gave it two stars because at the time i thought the structure of the book was confusing, and i thought some of the characters were pretty flawed and messed up, not realizing that was the entire point. this is the second book i’ve read of tiffany d jackson’s books so far but it seems as though she purposefully makes her characters flawed so that they seem like real people and not just simply characters from a book, which i like. this book touched on the unfortunate fact that black girls often go ignored and unacknowledged until it’s far too late, which i found it did beautifully, and by the end of the book i was basically ugly crying. definitely an amazing book that discusses such a harrowing topic, an absolute must read imo. though like i said, the structure of the book can be sometimes confusing, atleast it was for me, but for this type of book it absolutely works, and as you read along it gets a little less confusing, but like i said maybe that’s just a me problem.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings