A review by internationalkris
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

4.0

Genesis has a lot of troubles in her life. Some of them are fairly universal like choosing friends and managing math class. Other serious ones are caused by her alcoholic father and codependent mother. And still others stem from the self-loathing caused by colorism which is highly valued by her maternal grandmother and father as well as others in her community. When Genesis starts a new school early in the book she gets to walk away from some negative people and gets a new chance at building real friendships and finding success especially in the music program. However, many of her troubles are either out of her control or internalized and they come with her. This is an important and insightful book.