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Odd Child Out
by Gilly Macmillan
Title: Odd Child Out (Jim Clemo, #2)
Author: Gilly Macmillan
Format: Audiobook
Description: Investigating the death of a man who may have been a casualty of a prank gone wrong, detective Jim Clemo is rapidly embroiled in an escalating public debate surrounding the victim, a British youth; and his best friend, a Somali refugee who is unwilling or unable to reveal what happened.
Thoughts: Just wow! The emotions I went through with this one was just crazy. As a African American woman in Trump's America, reading the racism Blacks across the pond are dealing with as well was intense to say the least. And the suspense was multilayered, because it wasn't just the racism, but the classism and ableism that divides as well.
Odd Child Out isn't your typical mystery either. You have a terminally ill teenager boy who had minimal time left. A "witness" who story changed from "it was an accident/horseplay" to "it was racially motivated" and back again. The suspense keeps you on your toes because you not even sure if there's anything there.
And oh boy, that Emma. I would have loved to chop her in the throat just one good time! Adding fuel to the fire when two boys lives hang in the balance. And the sad thing is there are real life Emma's on our TVs right now.
Overall, Odd Child Out was another great book from Macmillan.
Ratings: 5 out of 5 Stars
Author: Gilly Macmillan
Format: Audiobook
Description: Investigating the death of a man who may have been a casualty of a prank gone wrong, detective Jim Clemo is rapidly embroiled in an escalating public debate surrounding the victim, a British youth; and his best friend, a Somali refugee who is unwilling or unable to reveal what happened.
Thoughts: Just wow! The emotions I went through with this one was just crazy. As a African American woman in Trump's America, reading the racism Blacks across the pond are dealing with as well was intense to say the least. And the suspense was multilayered, because it wasn't just the racism, but the classism and ableism that divides as well.
Odd Child Out isn't your typical mystery either. You have a terminally ill teenager boy who had minimal time left. A "witness" who story changed from "it was an accident/horseplay" to "it was racially motivated" and back again. The suspense keeps you on your toes because you not even sure if there's anything there.
And oh boy, that Emma. I would have loved to chop her in the throat just one good time! Adding fuel to the fire when two boys lives hang in the balance. And the sad thing is there are real life Emma's on our TVs right now.
Overall, Odd Child Out was another great book from Macmillan.
Ratings: 5 out of 5 Stars