Reviews

There Goes the Neighborhood by Jade Adia

vtlism's review

funny mysterious tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Really enjoyable, great characters and plot. A good mix of funny, emotional, twisty. 

sklewis's review

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

mariane_g's review

hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

jaremyreads's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The way Jade Adia writes this book is so descriptive. There’s been many parts in the book I’d been able to visualize so clearly! Very current with the times and I appreciate the tidbits of history and knowledge I’m sure is from the author’s background in law. 

chyreads29's review

3.0

3.5/5

I really enjoyed this. It reminded me of the Netflix originals On My Block and Vampires vs the Bronx , both of which I absolutely love! The characters are diverse and so adorable and even amidst something as heavy and traumatic as displacement and gentrification, joy is still centered. What didn't wholly work for me was the over-explaining in some places and how purely evil the "villains" were. The bad guys were so simple, overtly dramatic, and easily identifiable which isn't how the real world works most of the time. But I get why these tropes exist in a book like this that is geared toward a much younger audience. Anyways, I will always jump at a story where the Black and Brown kids save themselves. This is definitely that!

bookinitwithahtiya's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

d2390's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

dj23's review

emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

These teens turned gentrification on it's head by feeding into the stereotypes that people have about Black and Brown neighborhoods and making up a fake gang in order to try to save one of the teens in the friend group from being evicted due to raised rents in a way to force the renters out. 

I was not expecting some of the twists and I think the conversations about racism, gentrification and gangs was important. 

ehogan's review

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0