Author: Kimberly Jones & Gilly Segal
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Pages: 249
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Year Published: 2019
Format: Audiobook
"Lena and Campbell aren't friends.
Lena has her killer style, her awesome boyfriend, and a plan. She knows she's going to make it big. Campbell, on the other hand, is just trying to keep her head down and get through the year at her new school.
When both girls attend the Friday-night football game, what neither expects is for everything to descend into sudden mass chaos. Chaos born from violence and hate. Chaos that unexpectedly throws them together.
They aren't friends. They hardly understand the other's point of view. But none of that matters when the city is up in flames, and they only have each other to rely on if they're going to survive the night."
My Rating: 3.5/5
This book is surprisingly short for the story it contains. The story follows Lena, a fashionista teenager and Campbell the new girl in town through a riot and the panic that often lies within. I thought that the story was interesting and a good read for anyone! That being said, I did find that the writing just wasn't my taste! There were times where I was rolling my eyes about a corny line being said, or when the info was dumped on us for no good reason (in the first 3 minutes of the audiobook we hear about someone's mom who died without having to need that information for any reason). That being said, for anyone who has never experienced a riot, myself included, I think that it really shows how things can go downhill so quickly, and you can have no idea how it happened or why. it also goes to show that when peaceful protests are held, and there is no acknowledgement sometimes people get desperate, go to extremes (even just a few people, that's all it takes to stir up some shit). I'm glad that this story was chosen for the overdrive library readathon thingie. Its something I wouldn't have pick up otherwise.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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