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Audre and Bash Are Just Friends
by Tia Williams
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Audre & Bashy🩵💖♥️
Thank you netgalley and littlebrownyoungreaders for this gifted ARC✨
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✨Review✨
If you loved Seven Days In June, this book will pull you right back in. Tia delivers a heartfelt, layered coming of age story that explores mental health, identity, and the unique, quiet pressure of being a first daughter…the one who’s expected to hold everything together.
Audre’s voice is smart, vulnerable, and full of wit. While Bash? A total sweetheart. Funny, soft, and hiding wounds of his own. Their story is tender, but what really stood out was how refreshingly honest the book is about mental health and trauma…especially for young Black girls and boys. It gives them space to unravel, ask for help, and begin again.
A few things I didn’t like: the best friend’s POV felt like an unnecessary detour, and Eva (as much as I love her) was more complicated here. Loving but quietly controlling in ways that felt real, but tough to read. Yikes!
Oh, and Shane? Still fine. Obviously😍
A beautifully messy and empowering read.
Thank you netgalley and littlebrownyoungreaders for this gifted ARC✨
•••
✨Review✨
If you loved Seven Days In June, this book will pull you right back in. Tia delivers a heartfelt, layered coming of age story that explores mental health, identity, and the unique, quiet pressure of being a first daughter…the one who’s expected to hold everything together.
Audre’s voice is smart, vulnerable, and full of wit. While Bash? A total sweetheart. Funny, soft, and hiding wounds of his own. Their story is tender, but what really stood out was how refreshingly honest the book is about mental health and trauma…especially for young Black girls and boys. It gives them space to unravel, ask for help, and begin again.
A few things I didn’t like: the best friend’s POV felt like an unnecessary detour, and Eva (as much as I love her) was more complicated here. Loving but quietly controlling in ways that felt real, but tough to read. Yikes!
Oh, and Shane? Still fine. Obviously😍
A beautifully messy and empowering read.