I understand that some people might be struggling with the language and the slurs she used in her books. It just pulls you into her story so easily, I was so hooked and absorb into this rapping/black people community immediately I started reading this book. But then, I put it off for some time and only after hearing Kat from paperbackdreams and my bookish bestie, Dayana from gushing over this book, that I decided to pick it up.įirst thing first, Angie Thomas’s writing style is amazing. So, I received my copy through Pansing in exchange for an honest review and I’m so thankful for the copy. (Does it make sense to you? No? Okay) This is just me and my thing, this doesn’t happen with most readers. So, when I heard On The Come Up was coming out, I was scared to read it because I just have this thing where I’m just scared that the second book of the author that I really adore because of his or her first book wouldn’t be good enough as the first one. Let me say that I am a huge fan of Angie Thomas and THUG. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you of the struggle to become who you are and not who everyone expects you to be and of the desperate realities of poor and working-class black families. On the Come Up is Angie Thomas’s homage to hip-hop, the art that sparked her passion for storytelling and continues to inspire her to this day.
With bills piling up and homelessness staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it-she has to make it. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are as much a part of Bri’s life as beats and rhymes. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill.
Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Characters: Brianna, Sonny, Malik, Jayda, Trey, …
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