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A review by victoria_plural
Halsey Street by Naima Coster
2.0
2.5 stars.
I wanted to love this book. I appreciate that important topics were approached - gentrification, mother-daughter trauma, living one foot in each life as you transition to your next - but nothing felt fleshed out. The characters were far too selfish to grow in any capacity, and none of them were particularly likable in any way. The only growth we even see is within the last 15 or so pages. It just left me wanting more, and not in a good way.
I wanted to love this book. I appreciate that important topics were approached - gentrification, mother-daughter trauma, living one foot in each life as you transition to your next - but nothing felt fleshed out. The characters were far too selfish to grow in any capacity, and none of them were particularly likable in any way. The only growth we even see is within the last 15 or so pages. It just left me wanting more, and not in a good way.