A review by xan_48
When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando
5.0
When our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando
Expectations: Hoping for some fresh writing; I love a YA read, loved that this is a UK author with Manchester as a setting. I read so many US YA authors that I was excited to read something different.
What's it about: 3 teenagers witness the stabbing of 14 year old Shaq outside of a busy shopping centre. The incident brings strangers Chantelle, Jackson & Marc together because as witnesses to the same crime they understand each other's feelings in a way no-one else can. What the incident brings into light for each of them is their own experiences of racism in places that are meant to be safe (home, school, friendship groups) and the impact it has on each one of them.
My Thoughts: 5/5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is quite a hard-hitting book, that is not afraid to address issues head-on. It's full of empathy and the idea of finding something special, even when the world around you is falling apart. As a white person, who has white privilege it was really eye-opening for me to see things from a different perspective and made me question my own thoughts about race.
Summary
A captivating, hard-hitting book. Although upsetting, it was also warming and hopeful. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone as both a page-turning, exciting read but also as an opportunity to question your own & other's behaviours.
Expectations: Hoping for some fresh writing; I love a YA read, loved that this is a UK author with Manchester as a setting. I read so many US YA authors that I was excited to read something different.
What's it about: 3 teenagers witness the stabbing of 14 year old Shaq outside of a busy shopping centre. The incident brings strangers Chantelle, Jackson & Marc together because as witnesses to the same crime they understand each other's feelings in a way no-one else can. What the incident brings into light for each of them is their own experiences of racism in places that are meant to be safe (home, school, friendship groups) and the impact it has on each one of them.
My Thoughts: 5/5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is quite a hard-hitting book, that is not afraid to address issues head-on. It's full of empathy and the idea of finding something special, even when the world around you is falling apart. As a white person, who has white privilege it was really eye-opening for me to see things from a different perspective and made me question my own thoughts about race.
Summary
A captivating, hard-hitting book. Although upsetting, it was also warming and hopeful. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone as both a page-turning, exciting read but also as an opportunity to question your own & other's behaviours.