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A review by literarykatlib
Every Variable of Us by Charles A. Bush
4.0
Charles A. Bush brings us into the story of a young, black athlete - Alexis Duncan. she's an amazing basketball player, waiting to finish high school and get a college scholarship. one day she goes to a party and unfortunately, she gets shot in a gang shooting. at this point she knows she won't be able to play her favorite sport anymore and her only chance of getting out of her city.
during that time we also get to know an Indian girl that transferred from new jersey to Philly - aamani chakrabarti. she's the typical "nerd" student - she knows lots of historical stuff, and she loves watching movies (we get lots of lotr and marvel references in the story).
when Alexis' life is almost over, she feels like there's nothing more she could do she gets help from aamani who's a part of the stem team at school. Alexis isn't a good student and at first, she makes jokes about it but with time she gets really good at some topics. during all that Alexis who was straight at first begins to have feelings for aamani.
this book - even though it's fiction - made me feel like it's a real story, we hear how hard it is for black or minority people to live in this modern age, and when you add to it being a female, queer, and disabled it really gets difficult. Alexis and her story is surely an inspiring one for all young people trying to figure out their future or sexuality.
Alexis's story can show us how difficult her life is - living in and out of foster homes, living in a house with her mom who doesn't care about her, then moving into a crackhouse, losing her only (or as she thought at first) way to get out of the town and don't end up like everyone else. she's an incredibly strong person and even for me - she's inspiring.
aamani is also a person who's having a hard time - after 9/11 life for Muslims and as aamani tells us Indian people become complex. she's the typical stereotype: "nerd" who only studies, and loves comic books and fantasy movies. in reality, she's a person who still learns who she is and what she likes. she learns more about her sexuality and comes out to her family who as expected didn't really like it but yet she did it because she wants to be honest with herself and everyone else.
overall, we get a cute sapphic romance with two girls from different backgrounds, quite a few space references (which makes me very happy because I love the moon, stars, and planets!), and lots of inspiring and clever quotes.
thanks to north star editions and NetGalley for the arc in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
during that time we also get to know an Indian girl that transferred from new jersey to Philly - aamani chakrabarti. she's the typical "nerd" student - she knows lots of historical stuff, and she loves watching movies (we get lots of lotr and marvel references in the story).
when Alexis' life is almost over, she feels like there's nothing more she could do she gets help from aamani who's a part of the stem team at school. Alexis isn't a good student and at first, she makes jokes about it but with time she gets really good at some topics. during all that Alexis who was straight at first begins to have feelings for aamani.
this book - even though it's fiction - made me feel like it's a real story, we hear how hard it is for black or minority people to live in this modern age, and when you add to it being a female, queer, and disabled it really gets difficult. Alexis and her story is surely an inspiring one for all young people trying to figure out their future or sexuality.
Alexis's story can show us how difficult her life is - living in and out of foster homes, living in a house with her mom who doesn't care about her, then moving into a crackhouse, losing her only (or as she thought at first) way to get out of the town and don't end up like everyone else. she's an incredibly strong person and even for me - she's inspiring.
aamani is also a person who's having a hard time - after 9/11 life for Muslims and as aamani tells us Indian people become complex. she's the typical stereotype: "nerd" who only studies, and loves comic books and fantasy movies. in reality, she's a person who still learns who she is and what she likes. she learns more about her sexuality and comes out to her family who as expected didn't really like it but yet she did it because she wants to be honest with herself and everyone else.
overall, we get a cute sapphic romance with two girls from different backgrounds, quite a few space references (which makes me very happy because I love the moon, stars, and planets!), and lots of inspiring and clever quotes.
thanks to north star editions and NetGalley for the arc in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.