Currently Reading:
Concrete Rose by Angie ThomasDate Started: Feb. 21
Goodreads Summary:
International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood.
If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison.
Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control.
Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father.
Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where he’s expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he’s different.
When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can't just walk away. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. He’ll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.
Little Thoughts: I'm really enjoying Mav's story. It was such an important character in Star's life in THUG and I did want to know more about his background.
Currently Listening:
The Trail of the Serpent by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Date Started: Feb. 14
Goodreads Summary:
Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837–1915), Victorian England’s bestselling woman writer, blends Dickensian humor with chilling suspense in this “exuberantly campy” (Kirkus Reviews) mystery. The novel features Jabez North, a manipulative orphan who becomes a ruthless killer; Valerie de Cevennes, a stunning heiress who falls into North’s diabolical trap; and Mr. Peters, a mute detective who communicates his brilliant reasoning through sign language.
The Trail of the Serpent by Mary Elizabeth BraddonDate Started: Feb. 14
Goodreads Summary:
Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837–1915), Victorian England’s bestselling woman writer, blends Dickensian humor with chilling suspense in this “exuberantly campy” (Kirkus Reviews) mystery. The novel features Jabez North, a manipulative orphan who becomes a ruthless killer; Valerie de Cevennes, a stunning heiress who falls into North’s diabolical trap; and Mr. Peters, a mute detective who communicates his brilliant reasoning through sign language.
Little Thoughts: Listening as part of Pheobe Reads a Mystery. I'm not sure where this story is going and I'm also not sure I like it, but I'm going to keep listening.
Check out my Goodreads 2021 Challenge to see what I've read this year.
Well, you're not going to get those two books mixed up! ;) I always try to listen to a very different kind of book than what I'm reading in print, too, so they don't blend together in my mind. I haven't decided whether Concrete Rose needs to go on my TBR or TBL list. (I listened to the audio of The Hate U Give, and it was really good.)
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Interesting variety of books. The Hate U Give has been on my TBR mountain for a couple of years now. Maybe I'll get to it one day. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteMy reading is all over the place, right now I'm just trying to get through all the books I have out from the library.
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Two interesting books. The Trail of Serpents sure has some quirky sounding characters.
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Have a good week.