Mahogany L. Browne

A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best friend. Perfect for readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Nikki Grimes. "Mahogany L. Browne's debut YA ia an absolute masterpiece. It will leave you breathless." -Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X She looks me hard in my eyes & my knees lock into tree trunks My eyes don't dance like my heartbeat racing They stare straight back hot daggers. I remember things will never be the same. I remember things. With gritty and heartbreaking honesty, Mahogany L. Browne delivers a novel-in-verse about broken promises, fast rumors, and when growing up means growing apart from your best friend.

Chlorine Sky

Mahogany l. Browne

Picked on at home, criticized for talking trash while beating boys at basketball, and always seen as less than her best friend, a girl struggles to like and accept herself.

Boothby

This one is a sweet, humble, and hugely likeable novel in verse. I loved every single person in it, flaws and all; they seem drawn with affection, but with a keen understanding of the pain of a dissolving friendship.

Joycelyn Ghansah

I loved it. It was sad and relatable. I could see my younger self through this book.

Samantha Kalany Hughes

This was a giveaway win from a friend on Instagram, and I'm so happy I had this one pinned on wishlist because it did not disappoint. 

Mahogany L. Browne tells the story of young Sky going through the trials of teenage-girlhood, falling in and out of friendships with people you held as family, arguing with actual family members, falling in "like" and then what appears to be love and then having your heart ripped out, as melodramatically as that sounds and appears. And lastly, undergoing the trials and tribulations of what it means love and find yourself as a growing person. 

I think Browne hit the nail on the head with this powerful poetry stance. It's been my goal in 2022 to read more short stories and poetry pieces, and I'm glad I got to add this one to my list of read books. 

5/5 definitely recommend!

Nadine 

Thanks to Libro.fm for this copy

Powerful verse novel on the agony of being a teen - the frenemy situations, being under a spotlight of similarly insecure humans compounded by race, poverty and tough family situations - and the importance of sport - especially for young girls as a way of reclaiming themselves

Chlorine Sky

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