A review by scriptedsolstice
Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read Dear Martin last month and I knew I had to pick up Dear Justyce pretty soon after. Dear Justyce was everything. Stone knew what she wanted to do, and she accomplished it with absolute perfection. She wanted to write a book for the Black kids that weren’t like Justyce in the first book. The kids that don’t have a ton of opportunities. Who do get into gangs and come from a broken family background. Who are simply not given the same privileges in life as white kids. 

Dear Justyce was powerful and sent me on a whirlwind of emotions. We meet Quan in Dear Martin, however we really got to know how he ended up where he is in life. When the bad decisions he made felt like the only choice, a way out. Definitely pick this series up if you haven’t.