A review by booksletusescape
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds

challenging reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Pros:
  • Great queer characters with a cute romance 
  • It did a great job of showing family dynamics and the impact of a tragic event
  • I love how the main teenage characters are made up of a black, white and mixed raced girl, it shows how each is treated 
  • I loved seeing the healing of old wounds between Mama Letty and Zora
  • This story covers a lot from racism and homophobia to tragedy and family drama to mean friends but it does it all very well

Cons:
  • I didn't like that Mama Letty was the one responsible for killing Jade's mum. I kind of understand it, like her husband was taken so I'll take one of their wives but it didn't sit right with me
  • Avery ended up not really caring about her future even though she had worked so hard to get it initially. I also felt when it came to drugs she wasn't as wary as a first timer would have been.
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