A review by nickiitay
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

5.0

When I found out Big Mav from The Hate U Give had his own prequel I knew I had to read it immediately. Angie Thomas is a such beautiful writer, the way she used the knowledge the reader already had about Garden Heights through the lens of The Hate U Give to emphasize Maverick's story was flawlessly done. It made me think back to how Maverick acted in Starr's POV, and my goodness it makes much more sense for his reaction to certain situations. Watching seventeen year old Maverick juggle the life of a being a gangbanger with the responsibilities of being a father was quite the journey. It was equally gut-wrenching as it was beautiful, and if that isn't the average synopsis of an Angie Thomas book idk what is.