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A review by ret1234
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Absolutely loved this book. “Get out” vibes FOR SURE! Cole did an amazing job covering the racial history of brooklyn and new york and the horrors that gentrification impose. Slow to start but once it picks up I couldn’t stop thinking about it!!!!!!! MUST READ!
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation
Minor: Addiction