Thursday, September 2, 2021

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

This was a cute, super fast, easy and fun YA read. Quinn is a list-maker and one day her book of lists goes missing.. and chaos ensues. Someone steals her book with hundreds of lists and starts blackmailing her on Instagram until she completes all of the things on her "to do before I graduate" list. She enlists the help of some of her new friends to get these things done, and does a lot of growing and changing and facing her fears and herself as she does them. I loved how this book honestly addressed the issues of race and stereotypes from the perspective of different Black characters, and how racism appeared in different forms throughout the book. I loved the way Quinn started off not really knowing what her values were and eventually realizing what made her uncomfortable or not as she tackled her fears throughout the book. I thought the story was a little unrealistic but super fun and worth the read.


 

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