Although the story is set up like a thriller, this is real life. Often black and brown children who grow up in poverty or in areas where people make the assumptions that they are up to no good, stereotypes get put upon them. This is a story about grief and coming to the realization that because you look a certain way you will always be deemed as less than. This is a story about finding revenge upon systems that were never built for you to walk through. This is a story about how a family experienced such immense grief in different ways. This is a story about being a child and dealing with the realities of parenting your parents . This is a story about all those things that ask a question how do you reconcile with so many identities that is tearing you through your grief?

If you are a fan of Angie Thomas this is the book for you.