Book Review: Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas

 Title: Concrete Rose

Author:  Angie Thomas

Genre:  Young Adult

Rating:  💜💜💜💜💜

About the Book:  

If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison.

Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control.

Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father.

Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where he’s expected to amount to nothing, maybe Mav can prove he’s different.

When King Lord blood runs through your veins, though, you can't just walk away. Loyalty, revenge, and responsibility threaten to tear Mav apart, especially after the brutal murder of a loved one. He’ll have to figure out for himself what it really means to be a man.

My Review:

The prequel to The Hate You Gives takes you on a Journey of Star's father, Maverick and what he went through at the age of 17.  This book was able to get me out of a slight reading slump, and It was so good I was able to get through it in a matter of hours.  There were laughter and tears and it was just such an emotional ride from start to finish.   The book will also start some conversations.  It was truly a pleasure to see Maverick and Lisa from the beginning.  This was such a great book.  

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