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Starred Review on May 1, 2022 | Fiction
DEBUT Much of the discussion around Mottley's first novel is sure to focus on the author's age—17 when she began writing, currently attending college—but this is a forceful work even outside of this remarkable context. Following high-school dropout Kiara, on the cusp of 18 and living with her brother Marcus, who aspires to rap stardom, Mottley's narrative charts the myriad tragedies that scar this young woman as she struggles to care for those she loves, all the while...Log In or Sign Up to Read More