Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teen love to this interlinked novel of charming, hilarious, and heartwarming stories that shine a bright light through the dark.
A summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion, a different kind of electricity sparks…
A first meeting.
Long-time friends.
Bitter exes.
And maybe the beginning of something new.
When the lights go out, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms, friendship transforms, and new possibilities take flight.
Beloved authors—Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon—celebrate the beauty of six couples and the unforgettable magic that can be found on a sweltering starry night in the city.
My Review:
This was a really fantastic collection of stories! I loved watching these various characters deal with the blackout, and all that happened! It was a really fun anthology idea, and it has me even more excited for Whiteout, I think from all of these authors again!
The way that this book was told, with Tiffany D. Jackson's split into parts-between all the other stories-was pretty interesting! We started with their story, paused, had the girl's brother's story, resumed, paused, had another story, and repeat. And we did get slight mentions of what was going on in the others, which I loved.
There were two main connections in this book, in the backdrop of this city-wide blackout. The first was that they all were connected in some way to this block party that's being thrown, though Angie Thomas's characters didn't know that, and only ended up there because the bus driver is Tammie and Tremaine's dad. Sometimes it was a little difficult keeping how everyone was connected straight in my head.
The other was the emotional romantic journeys that these characters went on. From exes working things out to strangers meeting, to best friends in love with one another, to a relationship where there's dissatisfaction, between the representation in race and sexualities, this book had it all!
This was a really great read, and I can't wait to read Whiteout now!
Authors: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
Read: October 16th, 2022
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2022 Book!
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: June 22nd 2021
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