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Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The main character was compelling, I really enjoyed her family and friends, and I loved following her story.
I struggled a lot with the writing. It wasn't bad, but it definitely wasn't my style. It's a very chatty first person type of style that I've never enjoyed and I didn't particularly like the way it was done here. I also felt like there was too much going on and I would have liked a little more time to deal with all the different elements, but in some ways I think that was very much the point of the book.
But I cried. The ending was so predictable, but I don't care. It made me feel things and I got to wallow in the sadness and love this book created, and it was well worth it. Just a truly great time.
I'd highly recommend this. I've heard mixed things about the other books in the series and with not loving the writing style, I don't think I'll continue on. But this was a great read and I'm glad I picked it up.
I struggled a lot with the writing. It wasn't bad, but it definitely wasn't my style. It's a very chatty first person type of style that I've never enjoyed and I didn't particularly like the way it was done here. I also felt like there was too much going on and I would have liked a little more time to deal with all the different elements, but in some ways I think that was very much the point of the book.
But I cried. The ending was so predictable, but I don't care. It made me feel things and I got to wallow in the sadness and love this book created, and it was well worth it. Just a truly great time.
I'd highly recommend this. I've heard mixed things about the other books in the series and with not loving the writing style, I don't think I'll continue on. But this was a great read and I'm glad I picked it up.