I picked up this book because I was so annoyed by the overuse of the word boyfriend in the Sun and the Star and wanted to see if Rick Riordan's coauthor was to blame. Boy, was I not prepared for this.

I was sucked in immediately. This is a story of a gay, black teen whose dad was killed "accidently" by the police. It is a story of love (such a sweet romance), panic attacks, anger, and gut wrenching violence.

From my place of privilege I wanted the cops in this story to not all be the bad guys, to have some nuance but that's not the point or the reality, is it?

Heart breaking.