I sat down to start this book and next thing I knew I had finished the entire thing. This was SO GREAT. This was my first Nic Stone book and I really enjoyed it! It’s very relevant to today’s issues (which is super depressing considering this was published three years ago) but Stone is able to weave levity and comedy into this very scary and serious topic.

I loved the characters! Justyce was great. He was funny yet you could also understand his pain and fear and anger throughout the book. I liked SJ a lot and I loved her relationship with Justyce! Manny was amazing as well. The various relationships Justyce has in this book are all good—his mom, Manny’s parents, SJ’s parents, his teacher—and it was nice to see him have such a support system.

This book really discusses the issue of racial profiling and murder by police in a clear and concise way. The book is only 200 pages yet Stone packs so much into it. I think it’s a really important and powerful read and I’m looking forward to reading more of her books soon! Super excited for Dear Justyce now!!