Review: Concrete Rose - Angie Thomas
Review: Concrete Rose - Book # 0 - THUG Series - Angie Thomas - January 2021
Going into this book, I had mixed
feelings because of the previous two titles I have read from Angie Thomas. The
first which was related to this book was The Hate U Give, I happened to have
read the ARC of this book back in April 2017 and what made it more powerful was
that particular day, I sat in the backseat with two of my US friends as we
drove from Texas to Atlanta. I remember us stopping at the White Castle in
Montgomery, Alabama, and on the TV was the shooting of Jordan Edwards who was a
black 17-year-old boy shot by a white cop. It struck me as living in New
Zealand, wasn't something we saw happen as we don't have guns really in New
Zealand. They are seen as a last resort and it broke my heart and made reading
the book more powerful and an emotional journey. Then a few years later, the
author published On the Come Up which sadly was a DNF for me. When I saw
Concrete Rose being published, I was drawn to it as it told the story of
Maverick Carter who is Star's dad. I have to say I enjoyed this book I think
more than I normally would because of that connection to THUG. In Maverick's
journey, we see the birth of Seven which is Star's older brother and despite
the terrible things happening and the peer pressure in Maverick's life, I did
love how he tried to do right by his son and provide a straight life for him
when he was dumped on him from his mother Iesha. Then we read as Maverick's
best friend and cousin is murdered by gang rivals and then Maverick's ex-girlfriend
Lisa who we later saw him marry in THUG and her brother Carlos who works at the
police station in THUG and stands by Star, she falls pregnant to Star and now
Maverick - a father of two is torn between doing the right thing and struggling
to provide or following the crooked path of drug dealing but being able to
provide financially for his family. This book can be read before or after THUG
and is one that I recommend all should read.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3sws54X
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