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forkindope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Grief, Murder, and Lesbophobia
apuzzledbooklover's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Racism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death and Sexual content
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
maycie_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Grief
meeklovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
No, this is more of a book about Claudia who throughout the book is concerned as to where her best friend has gone and scrambles to figure out why her friend would abandon her the way she did. Throughout the story you see Claudia worry and get dismissed by almost every adult she encounters. In the second half, she actively tries to find out what happened to Monday as well as simultaneously trying to figure out how to live her life without Monday.
There are a lot of important themes
The past timelines are confusing and don't become clear till towards the end of the book. I feel like you've have to reread this book and have those timelines actually make sense. I'm still iffy on the twist.
I'm still annoyed that no one in this book pointed out how codependent Monday and Claudia's friendship was. Like she genuinely felt like she couldn't live without her; it was a little odd and obsessive for my taste. And they're also kinda fake to each other sometimes. Also the weird age gap between Claudia's mother (who met him at 19) and her dad (who met her mom at 29). Yes, they're both consenting adults, but she was barely a legal adult when she met the dad. I just found that creepy considering Tiffany D. Jackson literally has another book called "Grown" centered around the topic of grooming and pedophilia. I lowkey wanted the dad to end up being a villain or something because their age gap from when they met gives me the ick.
Another thing that bothered me was how underdeveloped certain characters were. Like Monday's sister for example even toward the end the motivations for her actions are still unclear to me, as well as why people kept calling her a hoe the entire book. I felt like there was more depth to that but it wasn't explored. Also, Monday's mother felt like a caricature.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Physical abuse and Grief
Minor: Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
eerieehobbit's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and Murder
rseykora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Read with a box of tissues handy.
Graphic: Child abuse and Death
theefinalhottie's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Death
tey_lynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage
shansometimes's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
The depiction of close friendship between middle school girls was incredibly accurate, and so were the family dynamics, which varied drastically between Monday and Claudia. This is a very good mystery; I couldn't have predicted the ending, but I did question some of the writing choices a little bit (such as the way the chapters and chapter titles were presented and how the details were explained at the end).
MONDAY'S NOT COMING is a creative take on mystery and an ode to missing young Black girls that far too few people are looking for. I'd definitely recommend this book to mystery book lovers, but I'd definitely advise checking trigger warnings first!
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Murder
falun's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder