~*A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler *~
5 out of 5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and St.Martins Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Where to start? How can I describe How much this book moved me? It is hard to put down in words. This was such a special book told in such and unique and personal way. The story is told from the other various neighbor's POV.
Two young lovers meet when Juniper's family moves into the house that her step Father had built right behind Xavier and his mother's house. From the moment they set eyes on one another it is love. The issue? Juniper is white and Xavier is bi-racial. What's the big deal? You may ask yourself that, after all the year is 2020. The problem is that there are still ugly people that judge people by the color of their skin. There is also the problem with Juniper's step Father Brad and Xavier's Mother Valerie. Valerie didn't care for Brad from the start. It could have been that he immediately assumed that Xavier was a the hired "help" because he was black or it could be that Valerie could just see the kind of person he is.
At the start we are warned that this is a tragedy and it most certainly is. Be ready to cry, a lot. You really want people to be better and it is always disappointing to see so many people fail to try. That is what the book tells you in such a lovely, poetic way.
Thank you to NetGalley and St.Martins Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Where to start? How can I describe How much this book moved me? It is hard to put down in words. This was such a special book told in such and unique and personal way. The story is told from the other various neighbor's POV.
Two young lovers meet when Juniper's family moves into the house that her step Father had built right behind Xavier and his mother's house. From the moment they set eyes on one another it is love. The issue? Juniper is white and Xavier is bi-racial. What's the big deal? You may ask yourself that, after all the year is 2020. The problem is that there are still ugly people that judge people by the color of their skin. There is also the problem with Juniper's step Father Brad and Xavier's Mother Valerie. Valerie didn't care for Brad from the start. It could have been that he immediately assumed that Xavier was a the hired "help" because he was black or it could be that Valerie could just see the kind of person he is.
At the start we are warned that this is a tragedy and it most certainly is. Be ready to cry, a lot. You really want people to be better and it is always disappointing to see so many people fail to try. That is what the book tells you in such a lovely, poetic way.
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