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Book review – Jordan Irvin The way I used to be Amber Smith TRIGGER WARNING - SA The way I used to be was an emotional rollercoaster. This book is centered around 14-year-old girl Eden. This book was quite easy to read considering it was split into four parts. (Freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) Eden was known as a nice “pure” girl by almost everyone she knew. She saw herself this way until one night.   Eden has an older brother, and his friend sexually assaulted Eden during the summer before her first year at high school. Not only did that negatively emotionally and mentally impact Eden, but it also changed her as a person drastically and created a huge rift between her and her family, especially her brother. Going into high school, Eden has new hair that catches everyone’s attention but that’s the littlest thing that changed about her.   Eden meets a junior boy (14/17), lies about her age (16), and starts dating him. That’s the major event in freshman year. Something m...

Regardless of me doing a review for the last 3 books of the Keeper of the Lost Cities, I am doing another review today. I’m doing it in a book called The Hate U Give. This isn’t for any reason. I just knew that it was a famous book and wanted to read it. The Hate U Give deserves every bit of fame it has. Angie Thomas, the writer, writes this book in a way that explains Starr Carter, the main character of the book in an amazing way. Starr Carter, a sixteen-year-old black girl goes to a party in her neighborhood which is called Garden Heights. Ever since attending Williamson Prep which she has gone to for a very long time she feels uncomfortable. This is because Williamson Prep has a majority white population and she can’t relate to anyone. As I said the book starts with a party scene and introduces Starr and also Khalil Harris who is Starr’s best friend. During the party gunshots from a fight suddenly appears. Khalil takes Starr home but suddenly a white cop pulls them over. The cop ...