A review by imstephtacular
When We Become Ours: A YA Adoptee Anthology by Shannon Gibney, Nicole Chung

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I usually struggle with anthologies and story collection, but this piqued my interest. I was fascinated by the differing stories and found this collection helpful as a white woman for understanding and unlearning some of the harmful language I’ve use myself when interacting with adoptees in the past. I am glad this book exists, even if not every story was a knockout in my opinion. I appreciated the variety of stories even though they shared similar themes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Cursing, Abandonment, Bullying, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy

Minor: War, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Violence, Colonisation, Animal death, Classism, and Infertility