abbynordman's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
books_in_badgerland's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
4.0
✨audiobook review✨
"Lastly, to missing children of color, we have not forgotten about you. We will continue to fight and give you a voice. You matter." - Jackson's acknowledgements
After The Weight of Blood was a five-star read for me, I knew I needed to get my hands on more of Tiffany D. Jackson's books. Grown and Monday's Not Coming are similarly emotional gut-punches dealing with believing Black teen girls.
Monday's Not Coming bounces around between the "before" and the "after" as Claudia is desperately searching for her friend, Monday. It's maddening and heartbreaking, and I wish I could say it was surreal.
YA is very hit or miss for me, but Jackson's books have all been hits for me so far. I highly recommend Monday's Not Coming. Even though it's heavy and frustrating, it's important.
⭐️RATING⭐️: I really liked it! The narrator did a fantastic job, so I highly recommend it on audio. (4⭐️)
"Lastly, to missing children of color, we have not forgotten about you. We will continue to fight and give you a voice. You matter." - Jackson's acknowledgements
After The Weight of Blood was a five-star read for me, I knew I needed to get my hands on more of Tiffany D. Jackson's books. Grown and Monday's Not Coming are similarly emotional gut-punches dealing with believing Black teen girls.
Monday's Not Coming bounces around between the "before" and the "after" as Claudia is desperately searching for her friend, Monday. It's maddening and heartbreaking, and I wish I could say it was surreal.
YA is very hit or miss for me, but Jackson's books have all been hits for me so far. I highly recommend Monday's Not Coming. Even though it's heavy and frustrating, it's important.
⭐️RATING⭐️: I really liked it! The narrator did a fantastic job, so I highly recommend it on audio. (4⭐️)
ozziemarie's review against another edition
4.0
I know I read this forever ago but sometimes I still think about how this book fucked me up lol
random_queer_human's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
2.5
thedisquietedpen's review against another edition
4.0
Even with a load of foreshadowing AND my own fairly genre-savvy knowledge, this book still surprised me with some of its twists and turns.
seullywillikers's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I really loved this, up until the big twist at the end. This book really highlights the frustration of not being heard, not being seen, struggling with bullying, and the helplessness of not being believed or being shoved off, especially as a teenager. The writing is propulsive, and it is a great introduction to YA readers of an unreliable-ish narrator. As the reader, you are right there with Claudia in her frustration, her love for her friend, her isolation, and the contradicting feelings of loving your family and knowing that they want what's best for you, while at the same time they don't seem to actually hear you when you tell them that something is wrong. I loved the disability rep, especially with Claudia's because you don't often see that in books. I also thought that the fakery of the other students/community members during the was well done. Having been through something similar, seeing others who never knew, or even worse, actively bullied, the person, it is heartwrenching. This book also serves to show young readers about failures of the system, and for those currently being failed by the system, it will likely be cathartic to see themselves in this book. I really loved this book, a 4 star read at least, until it just came off as unrealistic and unnecessary. I like the dual-timeline and jumping back and forth, but I think it could have been done a little differently with a better impact. Overall, I would recommend this book to teens and young adults.
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it is revealed that Claudia is going through some kind of situational amnesia? Where she's older than she thinks she is and she's sort of reliving the search for Monday and everyone already knows that she is dead, and why, and Claudia is having some kind of mental breakdown, and everyone is coddling her, feeding into that delusion, almost like in 50 First Dates lolstina_33's review against another edition
4.0
A little predicable, but overall this was quite an interesting read. I definitely wish the author went into more detail in regards to what was happening in Monday's home.
ktxx22's review against another edition
5.0
Alright, I’m not alright, but also wowza Tiffany D. Jackson can WRITE! This book is devastating and so well written. I put this on the level with THUG for being a YA novel that everyone should read. The culture discussed for the Washington D.C. area was really fascinating. TW for child abuse, neglect, and a few other related items for this book. But the main point of asking the questions and checking in still holds true. Love the family dynamic in this book for our main character and I did not see the twist coming at all there at the end. That floored me. Highly recommend.
classy_parrot's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Death