A review by bookofcinz
The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah

3.0

I think if I had read this book back when I was a teenager I would feel differently but reading this book as an “adult” I just cannot relate. I know, I know, you are probably judging me because I didn’t read this book when it initially came out, but over 10 years later I did get a chance to and I see why there is such a big hype when it was release and why people felt so strongly about it. I do think if they re-read the book now, their feelings may change.

The Coldest Winter Ever is fast paced, filled with drama (a whole lot) and is told from the very fierce perspective of the main character, Winter. There is A LOT happening in this book- A LOT. Some of them don’t make sense, and others just did not pan out and the author did not address it. Winter grew up in Brooklyn with her mother, father and sisters. Her father is a drug dealer who got busted and things went down in fast for her and her family.

Also, how WEIRD is it that the author included herself in her own book… can we talk about that please? No seriously, I have read A LOT of books in my life and I cannot ever remember the author writing about herself, in her own book… I do not have the words…

Overall, it was a wild read and I think I need to be a teen again to actually “appreciate” this book. With that said… I do want to read what comes next… I feel a bit invested…

Seriously though… why did the author put herself in her own book? I need answers.