I am adore Angie’s novels and how relatable her characters are to myself and black communities around the United States. The way Angie depicts Jay (Bri’s mom) uncanny ability to know what she said under her breathe and the meaning of the side eye gave me so much life. It even caused me to think about the things I went through growing up as a black girl raised by a black woman who took no nonsense.

However, Bri poverty circumstances caused her to do and say things that caused her to jeopardize the relationship and safety of her family and friends. Bri was going through puberty and didn’t understand how the world works. I appreciate how patient and honest her mother (Jay) was with her. She struggled with Bri and tried to encourage Bri to be a kid but Bri wanted to fix things! Which is very relatable!

Also Bri and I have the same name and I felt like her mama was yelling and talking directly to me!

This is 3 stars because it was pretty predictable in my opinion but I love Angie and how she constantly write literature pertaining to black culture.