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Rose
is 8% done
Confirming that I am reading this, but since it doesn't release until March, I'll be mum about it on here until closer to the release date.
Very short read, I'm seeing some common, exhausting narrative stereotypes. (My kingdom for a book that isn't "the only/few Black people at school/town/etc." The kids rn do not like this, y'all - they want books with more Black/diverse kids in community with each other.)
— Dec 06, 2025 12:35PM
Very short read, I'm seeing some common, exhausting narrative stereotypes. (My kingdom for a book that isn't "the only/few Black people at school/town/etc." The kids rn do not like this, y'all - they want books with more Black/diverse kids in community with each other.)
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Rose
is 24% done
Y'all, I'm taking notes on this very short book and the one thing I can say without spoilers is that I think this book is mismatched with its age group. This probably should have been adult lit with young characters, not YA.
— Dec 06, 2025 02:03PM
