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This was so good...it shouldn't have taken me this long to read however, I was reading along with a work group's book club so it was so many chapters every two weeks. It got so good that I just went ahead and finished...no sense in prolonging the inevitable.
If you enjoy books about teenagers and coming of age, the dynamics of family...I recommend you read it. Great character development, relatable and entertaining.
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Wow. Just Wow. I binged this audiobook in a half of a day. The narrator was the best fit and portrayed Avery and her story perfectly. This was a heart wrenching story of a modern teen who's found herself caught up in the trauma of her mother and grandmother's relationship. Can she break the cycle of generational trauma while also learning that the town her family comes from may still harbor the same sentiments about race as it did when her grandmother was young?
This book is necessary and important. Racism isn't something that was going on fifty plus years ago in small southern towns but rages on still to this day. It may be quieter in some areas as before but ultimately you will find it often. I liked how this story brought the past and present together to show the reader that the struggles that people went through because of their race still go on today.
Avery's character was strong and beautiful. Confident in who she was and finally found a place where she felt accepted. She had her struggles and the family dynamics between her and her mother were really tested. I thought the story was well developed and the mending of relationships was at the forefront of it all. Avery never understood why her mother never wanted to go back to the town where she came from but as she got to know her grandmother in the last few months of her life, her eyes are opened in many many ways.
This is definitely a book about race, family, love, building new friendships, and mending old ones across generations and how the trauma's of our past can affect those in the present. I definitely recommend this one, especially the audiobook. It was well produced and puts your right into the story.
This book is necessary and important. Racism isn't something that was going on fifty plus years ago in small southern towns but rages on still to this day. It may be quieter in some areas as before but ultimately you will find it often. I liked how this story brought the past and present together to show the reader that the struggles that people went through because of their race still go on today.
Avery's character was strong and beautiful. Confident in who she was and finally found a place where she felt accepted. She had her struggles and the family dynamics between her and her mother were really tested. I thought the story was well developed and the mending of relationships was at the forefront of it all. Avery never understood why her mother never wanted to go back to the town where she came from but as she got to know her grandmother in the last few months of her life, her eyes are opened in many many ways.
This is definitely a book about race, family, love, building new friendships, and mending old ones across generations and how the trauma's of our past can affect those in the present. I definitely recommend this one, especially the audiobook. It was well produced and puts your right into the story.
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