A review by mikefromarkansas
The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis

3.0

I really looked forward to reading this book. Ava and Toussaint can never seem to get a break. They are dealing with a bad hand but keep moving forward to make a life. Poverty really keeps you down. You see a lot of societies underbelly in this book. There is a lot of sad and deep themes. It’s hard for me to relate having lived a more privileged life. The story is very realistic. I gave it 3 stars but would rate it more 3.5. There is a lot of use of the N word but it’s usually by Ava using it about another black person. As the title is aptly named, at the end of this novel everything still remains unsettled.