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An instant New York Times bestseller! "Grown exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination of misogynoir, rape culture, and the vulnerability of young black girls. Groundbreaking, heart-wrenching, and essential reading for all in the #MeToo era." --Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles

Award-winning author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific secrets hiding behind the limelight and embraces the power of a young woman's voice.

When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields?

Before there was a dead body, Enchanted's dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because behind Korey's charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he's dead, the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted.

"Never have I read a story that so flawlessly hits the highest high and lowest low notes of Black girlhood in pursuit of the American Dream." --Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Jackpot

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400 pages

Average rating: 7.87

163 RATINGS

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13 REVIEWS

Community Reviews

Carla_is_Reading
Oct 24, 2024
8/10 stars
Just wow
I think I need some time to gather my thoughts
But just wow
MuvaREADS
Sep 16, 2024
10/10 stars
Could NOT put the book down! So good!
ScottyReadz79
Jul 08, 2024
7/10 stars
Amazing book!!
Jmaybay
Mar 08, 2024
10/10 stars
"'๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’‚ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ ๐’˜๐’๐’Ž๐’‚๐’. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’–๐’๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’•๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’‚ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ ๐’˜๐’๐’Ž๐’‚๐’. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’๐’†๐’ˆ๐’๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’‚ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ ๐’˜๐’๐’Ž๐’‚๐’.'" ๐”พ๐•ฃ๐• ๐•จ๐•Ÿ - Tแดตา“า“แดฌแดบสธ D. Jแดฌแด„แดทsแดผแดบ โญ ( 10 / 10 ) โš ๏ธโš ๏ธ ๐Ÿ†ƒ๐Ÿ†† : ๐š‚๐šŽ๐šก๐šž๐šŠ๐š• ๐šŠ๐šœ๐šœ๐šŠ๐šž๐š•๐š, ๐š–๐šž๐š›๐š๐šŽ๐š›, ๐šŸ๐š’๐š˜๐š•๐šŽ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ, ๐š๐š›๐šž๐š๐šœ ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐šŠ๐š•๐šŒ๐š˜๐š‘๐š˜๐š• โš ๏ธโš ๏ธ Been a minute since I gave out a 5 on a recommend read, I swore all y'all were lying for hype. Not on this one though! So Enchanted is a teenager with big dreams of becoming a singer. Korey Fields... (I know you said it wasn't HIM but ๐Ÿ‘€) Anyway! He finds something in Enchanted that the singing competition didn't find in her -cough- naievity -cough-. Anyway so this grown ass man starts his journey with Enchanted. Her dreams turn into a nightmare, and that nightmare turns deeper yet. No one believes anything she has to say when it's all over and it's up to Enchanted to prove to everyone she isn't crazy and to save herself. Why? This book hits so close to real life that it was impossible for me to not recieve it on a high note. I laughed, I cried, yelled at this book so much. Why? Because for some reason far FAR too many years and decades ago someone decided that black women ain't shet. That we're liars, that we're crazy, that our pain tolerance is on the highest of levels. That we over exaggerate if we make a complaint. "Malcom X said it best, 'The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.'" ๐™ด๐šš๐šž๐šŠ๐š•๐š’๐š๐šข ๐™ผ๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š—๐šœ ๐™ด๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š›๐šข๐š‹๐š˜๐š๐šข โ„๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•ช โ„๐•–๐•’๐••๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ต
Mrs.Bucks
Oct 11, 2023
9/10 stars
Such a good book, very triggering! Its about a grommer and young impressional girl who is lied to and manipulated . Gave my R Kelly vibes.

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