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On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

February 5, 2021 by dsbs42 4 Comments

Alright, Angie Thomas, you got me; I’ll read anything you write. On the Come Up is the second book by the author of The Hate U Give (which I also loved, if that wasn’t clear from the first sentence of this review). This one takes place in the same universe as THUG, and makes some reference to the events that occurred in that story. Like in THUG, Thomas uses a ripped-from-the-headlines hook to write her characters around; in this case, the harassment and racism of school […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, hip-hop, rap

dsbs42's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, hip-hop, rap ·
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Very late to a very important book

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

February 1, 2021 by lowercasesee 2 Comments

For me, books are usually entertainment, a way to pass the time, best enjoyed with a large glass of red wine. I do sometimes push my boundaries, read stories about people who have very little in common with me and that does make my world just a little bit bigger, but I forget just how much and how well books can teach us. I find this especially important in books aimed at teenagers because their brains are still forming and if they can hardwire themselves […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas

lowercasesee's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas ·
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A rose in concrete

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

January 22, 2021 by bonnie 4 Comments

When I heard that Angie Thomas was publishing a third novel, I cheered. The Hate U Give is one of the best young adult novels out there, and I greatly enjoyed On the Come Up, even though it is VERY different. I paused when she announced it would be a prequel…about Maverick. I was not so sure I wanted to read a whole book about Maverick. And then I promptly devoured the whole thing last weekend and soaked up every word. As it turns out, […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, bonnie, Young Adult

bonnie's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, bonnie, Young Adult ·
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Proof that prequels can absolutely work if you have the right story.

Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) by Angie Thomas

January 19, 2021 by narfna 3 Comments

To be quite honest with you, not only do I feel this is an excellent prequel (a rare beast in and of itself), I may actually have liked this one better than it’s predecessor, The Hate U Give. I will hold off on stating that for certain as I haven’t read that book since it was first published, so my memories of it aren’t the freshest. But this book was great! Prequels CAN be done, if you have an author that isn’t scrambling to justify […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Angie Thomas, concrete rose, Fiction, narfna, prequel, the hate u give, YA, Young Adult

narfna's CBR13 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Angie Thomas, concrete rose, Fiction, narfna, prequel, the hate u give, YA, Young Adult ·
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Turn This Into Another Movie Stat

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

January 19, 2021 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

CW: pregnancy, abortion (my speaking about it, not an indication of what is in the book!) This is decidedly not a spoiler-y because everyone and their mother has read The Hate U Give by now. If you haven’t, I’m very confused as to why you are reading a review for the Lucas-esque prequel-that-was-written after. Again, it is no spoiler that Maverick is going to have two kids. The story begins VERY much in media res with him finding out that Iesha is pregnant with Seven, so much so that […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Angie Thomas, the hate u give

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Angie Thomas, the hate u give ·
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