A review by icedviennalatte
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

5.0

Angie Thomas is such a talented writer who is creating stories that the world needs right now. Maverick's story is raw, stressful, chaotic, and real. I was absolutely hooked. I'll never understand what it is like to be a young black man living in a poor community, fighting to put food on the table while having to take care of a child, struggling to resist the promise of security and money of being a gang...all while trying to get through high school for the promise of a better future. I'll never truly understand, but I am grateful to gain even an ounce of understanding from Angie Thomas's beautiful writing.