Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.
But what Starr does or does not say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.
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Review
Initial Thoughts: I really enjoyed The Hate U Give, but it is not something that was always easy to read, which I think makes it all the more important to read!
Characters: 5 – I loved the characters, all of them!
Plot: 4 – Everything felt real. It was so interesting jumping between struggles with high school friendships one moment, to testifying as a witness to a shooting the next.
Originality: 5 – So original! I haven’t read anything like this before.
Predictability: 4 – This went the way I basically excepted, but the ending! I was so nervous!
Romance: 4 – So I debated including this, cause the romance aspect is so not the point here. But it was cute and I liked it.
Overall: 4
This book brings up social issues facing our society in an heartfelt and entertaining way.
This was my favourite read from 2018 so far
Really!? I liked it but not my favorite but maybe more because it was difficult for me to read
Yeah, it was a favourite. I really loved it