Spoiler alert......
I was very disappointed by this book, not Jamila’s best.
Where are Tuck and Anijah now? Tuck took Anijah home for Thanksgiving. Despite Tuck’s warnings about his racist family, Anijah insisted she had the ability to charm the racism right out of them (‘cause that has worked...NEVER). Guess what? Tuck’s family behaved exactly as he predicted they would. When this happens, Anijah gets mad, breaks up with Tuck, flys home, and with no proof insists Tuck is sleeping with Lila.
Once back on campus word spreads like wildfire, thanks to Lila, that Tuck’s family rejected Anijah and they are broken up. Anijah experiences a small legal issue and calls who? Well Tuck of course. They argue about whether or not they are dating, throw things at each other, and have sex-rinse repeat.
This book has drugs, attempted murder, assault, threats, fathers screaming at sons, sons screaming at fathers, boyfriends fighting with fathers, daughters fighting with fathers, lots of naivety, and arson.
Anijah is written like an immature child who throws temper tantrums and has little understanding of the benefits of communication or self preservation. If there is danger, she will ignore all signs and walk directly into it then blame Tuck for her stupidity! I understand that she is a freshman but she behaves like an eight year old instead of an eighteen year old. But after reading her interaction with her father (a level of interaction I have never seen between a black child and their parent) I see why she acts like a spoiled brat.
There are also a lot of editing issues:
1) There are lots of missing words
2) Sentences that don’t make sense
3) Chapters 11 and 12 are identical (but titled differently)
Not sure if I am glutton for punishment or I hate not completing what I started, but I will read the next book. Oh who am I kidding, I’m nosy!