Knowing I was going to be diving back into a world seemingly so different from my own childhood, I was prepared for some shell-shock and confusion. Instead, I was seamlessly enfolded into the story by Angie Thomas's writing skill and the power of her story. I'm not sure why I was shocked by this - the same thing happened with THUG and OtCU!

I bawled like a baby at different times, giggled at Mav's interactions with Seven and him learning how to be a dad, and I absolutely loved seeing the relationships grow and change into was we saw in THUG. I do wish the book and gone on a little longer because I was NOT ready to give up my time with Mav, but in spite of that desire the "ending" was perfect.