bethnellvaccaro 's review for:

No Heaven for Good Boys by Keisha Bush
5.0

This is a book is filled with profound sadness, but the moments of childhood joy are so beautiful that they make the difficult parts bearable. This is not a happy story, but the portraits of Ibrahimah and Etienne are so lovely. The abuse in this story is heart wrenching, but the vivid descriptions of the brief moments of respite like the pride over blocking a goal on the soccer field or drinking a cold coke kept me going. I loved Ibrahimah and Etienne from page one.