Seeing Red was a unique book that definitely took me a while to get into. The novel started off very slow if I'm being completely honest, however once I hit the middle of the book (and I mean that literally, the pages were split dead even), the whole vibe changed. I understood that this novel was about more than just a tween learning to cope with his father's death, but also much broader themes that included racism, friendship, decision making and mystery. This book was completely unexpected for me and I'm thrilled to have not given up on it!