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Vinyl Moon by Mahogany L. Browne

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cinnamonroll42's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

After an incident with her boyfriend, Angel’s mother ships her across country to live with her uncle. Angel’s upset with her mother and nervous about starting a new school. New York isn’t like California. She is welcomed into the new school with opened arms and starts to think that maybe things will turn out okay. 

While this book does cover a few heavy topics, it is handled beautifully. These topics are off page but you can confer what has happened. These topics need to be discussed more in literature especially for this age group. Speaking of literature, I love that Angel begins to see and find herself in the Black books that her teachers present to her. We really need more teachers like that now. Im also glad that Angel stood up to the librarian that said something to her about reading “the classics.” <Insert Eye roll> The books she was reading are The Classics. 

I wish that the book was a tad bit longer to delve into Angel’s realization of her relationship with her ex and its complexities. I feel like it was wrapped up too quickly at the end and I really wanted that to be throughly explained that in the end she understood. I think that would be helpful to young women around her age who are going through similar things. Overall I loved the book and look forward to more from this author. 
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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Vinyl Moon is poetic, heartbreaking, uplifting, and stunning. Angel is so raw and real. I love the combination of prose, poems, and vignettes in Mahogany L. Browne’s writing. 

When Darius told Angel he loved her, she believed him. But five weeks after the incident, Angel finds herself in Brooklyn, far from her family, from him, and from the California life she has known.

The only place that makes sense is Ms. G’s class. Angel becomes immersed in her revolutionary literature course, the words from Black writers like Toni Morrison and Zora Neale Hurston speak to her and begin to heal the wounds of her past. Angel’s journey with reading also also shows how important it is that we have all kinds of stories in school and public libraries.

Not only did she have those stories, but she had music. She made a playlist based on her vibes from each book, and I need access to these asap.

Ms. G’s class sounded incredible and I wish I had a teacher like that in school, and maybe I would’ve appreciated literature sooner in life! I also love how she asked the girls how they were feeling every day, and created a safe space for talking about feelings.

The female friendships in this were my favorite. Get you a friend like Eva who will go thrift shopping with you. Get you a friend like Teiya that is comfortable sitting in silence with you.
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