Audio Book Review: Let Me Hear a Rhyme By Tiffany D. Jackson

Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Published: May 2019
 

Steph, Quadir and Jerrell are friends growing up in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. The same neighborhood as Biggie and Jay-Z. When Steph is found murdered, no one knows how to react. When his friends Quadir and Jerrell find music he has recorded, they are determined to get it out for the world to hear and not let his death be in vain. Along with Steph's sister, Jasmine, they work to get the music out and find out who killed Steph.

So far I have loved everything I have read by Tiffany D. Jackson. Allegedly and Monday's Not Coming are her other two. This one was a bit different though. It wasn't as suspenseful as the others. It really resonates with what is going on in our society today where young black men are being gunned down.

No one knows the secrets Steph has been keeping. Even though he is only in high school, he helps to take care of his mom and his sister. He spends time with his friends and writes a ton of music. So when he is gunned down, it's a surprise to the entire neighborhood. As the months after his death go by his friends and family start to learn more about Steph than they ever did while he was alive. Helping to ease the tension from his mother they share his music with the world. Steph is an incredible artist and the world should hear what he has to say.

This was a great YA novel that held my attention from start to finish. A quick yet very enjoyable read.


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Review: Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Published: May 2018
 

   

Claudia and Monday have been friends forever. You never see one without the other. When Claudia returns from spending the summer with her grandmother, she looks forward to hooking back up with Monday to see how her summer was. But Monday is no where to be found. She doesn't even show up for school, the first week or the first month. No one but Claudia seems to care that Monday is no longer around. Where is Monday and why won't anyone tell Claudia.?

I have heard so many mixed emotions about this book I had to read/listen to it for myself. Usually I just listen to books during my commute to and from work, but I found myself wanting to listen whenever I could.

What would you do, if you couldn't find your best friend and no one seemed to care? You asked teachers, her family, friends, but no one could tell you where she could possibly be. It drove Claudia absolutely crazy with worry trying to figure out what was going on. The story takes you back and forth from when Monday was around through the time when she wasn't. Claudia has to remember herself all the things that happened in the past to find her friend.

This book will leave you with your mind swirling at the end. Highly recommended.

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Audio Book Review: Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

 

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Published:  January 2017

Mary Addison was nine years old when she allegedly killed 3 month old, Alyssa Richardson. Now, it's 6 years later and Mary finds herself pregnant with her own child. She doesn't want anyone to take the baby from her, but who would allow a baby killer to keep a baby. Mary is now living in a group home for juvenile girls. When she turns 18, who knows what is going to happen with her. She has always been a smart girl and is determined to turn her life around and make something of herself, for her and Bean(what she calls the baby). Mary doesn't talk much, but when she finds a way that may help her to keep the baby, she starts talking about that night and filling in gaps that the police were always missing in the story. Will Mary be able to walk away from these charges for good, or will they stick?

I have heard a lot of raving about this book, so I had to pick it up. This is the first book by Tiffany D. Jackson and it was amazing. I can't wait to read the rest of her books which I hear are just as good if not better.

Does a nine year old little girl have the ability and know-how to kill another child? Many people had different ideas about the type of child that Mary was. She was very quiet and very smart and took care of her mother. But did Mary really kill Alyssa? She loved Alyssa and Mrs. Richardson, so why would she hurt the baby? All through the book, you have a soft place in your heart for Mary. I was dying to find out what really happened that night according to Mary, and it took a while to get to that part.

Looking at Mary's life through the group home and back and forth from present day to the night of the accident and the investigation following you have to make your own decision about what truly happened and who is to blame. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more from Tiffany D. Jackson.

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