Gifted by bibliolifestyle & the publisher. 2.5/5 stars

This books has potential but the execution fell flat. It’s a curious case of trying to do too much in covering lots of topics, and not doing enough in developing anything further for both plot and characters.

There is mention of grief, generational trauma, climate change, “survival” for Black individuals in white institutions—both during school integration in the past and currently for Black students in higher education. The most interesting aspect for me is how Black vs white activists are treated very differently when engaging in civil disobedience, and I so badly wish this topic were expanded. But instead, the readers get half-baked topics thrown around.

The other issue is the plot—it’s too shallow and thus, the author had to throw in a bunch of unrelated backstories/dialogues to bulk up the book.

sadly, this one is a miss for me.