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A review by genthebookworm
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
5.0
This weekend I finished Concrete Rose, which I read through the Libby App. It had been on hold for a couple of months and it was finally my turn! The Hate U Give is one of my favorite books ever, and I think I might love this one even more?
"International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood."
Thomas has this unique gift of writing stories that just feel so real, not just the multifaceted characters but also the situations. Concrete Rose is told through the eyes of 17-year-old Maverick Carter. You can just feel the emotions and complexities as you go but she also just showing you how it all unfolds.
There are no cliched storylines here - problems don't always get figured out and the characters are imperfectly human. This is a hard book to review but if you have read The Hate U Give, you have to add this one to your list because it truly is exceptional. 5 stars.
“It's kinda like how we have to do with ourselves. Get rid of the things that don't do us any good. If it won't help the rose grow, you've gotta let it go.”
"International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood."
Thomas has this unique gift of writing stories that just feel so real, not just the multifaceted characters but also the situations. Concrete Rose is told through the eyes of 17-year-old Maverick Carter. You can just feel the emotions and complexities as you go but she also just showing you how it all unfolds.
There are no cliched storylines here - problems don't always get figured out and the characters are imperfectly human. This is a hard book to review but if you have read The Hate U Give, you have to add this one to your list because it truly is exceptional. 5 stars.
“It's kinda like how we have to do with ourselves. Get rid of the things that don't do us any good. If it won't help the rose grow, you've gotta let it go.”