more than just words

the pressure of the day ahead my mind is already filled with dread i am stuck in an open box easy to find but constantly lost and i can leave but i am scared of the commitment scared to die but struggling to live in a world where i am separated from the best scenario because optimists always fall and i would rather jump to my demise be in control of my own destruction at least it wont be a surprise that it did not work out and even if it would have i will never know because prevention is better than cure a life collaterally damaged by anxiety a life wondering why i have not achieved happiness

Genre: Romance, Coming of Age, Mystery Reading age: 11+ Rating: 6.5/10 You’ll like this if you’ve read: The Sun is Also A Star and any high school coming of age book ever! I didn’t have many expectations of this book, I just knew that I wanted to read a light hearted romance and support a black author, and to be fair, it gave what it needed to give. There’s not really much to unpack with this book. It’s largely about the intersectionality of class and race. The class element was interesting to me because I feel like the story shows that even through social mobility, you can’t run from your race… but more positively, you can always find comfort from people experiencing the same race struggles as you. You might hate this concept if you’re a passionate Marxist though! The story follows Quinn Jackson who is a compulsive list maker, like myself, that loses her journal full of lists. These lists contain very private information about herself but also bring her a lot of comfort… and without t...