I think ultimately this book was missing a few things and definitely could have been longer with just some added depth for the characters and a few more scenes. While I'm disappointed that we didn't see the trial on page, I recognize that that wasn't the purpose of the book. We know just reading it that it was murder, that the police officer should be convicted. We don't need the book to tell us that through a trial, we don't need the recognition that it was wrong justified by the trial's decision.

This is an incredibly important book, one that I highly recommend everyone picking up. I think it's important to note that while it deals with similar topics to The Hate U Give they still offer different perspectives and shouldn't be considered mutually exclusive. Read as much as you can of these books. Celebrate Black voices.

-Book Hugger