The Black Queen by Jumata Emill
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Fantastic !
Such a great book! Definitely a plot twister, pulls you in just to pull you into another direction!
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GET THIS BOOK!!!
the amount of plot twisters that was in this book is beyond me. the way everything was fluent. the plot ITSELF was just mwah, chef’s kiss. i really do recommend this books. i was never really a “reader” but i read this book in a week or so. if you’re reading this, im telling you, you won’t regret getting this book!
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Perfection
Whew, this book right here. Firstly, I listened to the audiobook of this and highly recommend it; both narrators did a spectacular job. THE BLACK QUEEN by Jumata Emill digs deep into the inherited mental segregation our country has passed on to the younger generations. It examines how forced "diversity" does not promote inclusion or harmony. I LOVED the two warring perspectives of Duchess and Tinsley; their voices are so distinct and the discord of their partnership adds a nice layer of tautness to the atmosphere. Also, I did not see the twist coming AT ALL, and I was heavily engrossed in finding out who the hell killed Nova. I finished listening to this book and wanted to sob and scream all at once; it packs one helluva punch. I'll remember this book and be recommending it for a very long time.
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Captivating
Such a great read. This book kept me on my toes. My attention span is really short but this book had my attention from the very beginning.
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Being Homecoming Queen can be Deadly
Before I even begin, how is it that we do not have this other cover? I love the other cover. It is so much better than the one we have. Pushing all that aside, I saw this book up on the new releases and the premise sounded so interesting. Set in Louisiana a few years after Hurricane Katrina, African-Americans have integrated into one of the most white schools. Unfortunately, this does not mean the racism against colored people has stopped. It is still there and very real. When Nova decides to run for Homecoming Queen, this seems to upset Tinsley, who believes that since her family has held that title, so should see. The two girls hate each other and one night, everything changes in their lives. Nova has been murdered and her body dumped in a slave cemetery. This is the same cemetery she has been passionate about cleaning up. For Tinsley, she becomes the first suspect after a video comes out showing her saying how she wanted to KILL Nova and dump her body in the slave cemetery. But there are secrets Nova took to the grave and her friend Duchess is determined to bring the killer to justice and she has eyes set on Tinsley. For Duchess, she believes that the only way she can get Tinsley to confess is by befriending her, but Duchess learns that this will not be an open-and-shut case for her and there is far more going on than she realizes. This book was an amazing read. I was able to devour it within a few short hours and the twists and turns to this book had me hoping for the most satisfying ending - And we get one. One of the most satisfying endings I have read yet. I loved Duchess. I loved how she went beyond everything to find the killer that had taken Nova's life. Even Tinsley redeemed herself in my eyes. It took a while but she really became someone I could feel sorry for. The characters are great. There are some you will hate with a passion and some you sympathize with. This story shows that racism is still very much alive and it has never left. These are affluent white people who don't like the notion of colored people coming into their well-manicured world and disrupting it. They don't like changes and certainly having a colored woman as Homecoming Queen is just not going to happen in this school. Seriously, you need to pick up this book and read it. It is well worth it. Trust me when I say this.
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Homecoming Just Got Deadly
Duchess Simmons's best friend Nova is the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High. She's murdered on the night of her coronation and all signs point to Tinsley MacArthur. No one has a bigger motive than Tinsley after losing to Nova. It also doesn't help that on the night of Nova's murder Tinsley drunkenly proclaims all over social media that she should kill Nova the same way she is found dead the next day. Duchess is determined to see justice for Nova and Tinsley is struggling to clear her name. Together they uncover dangerous secrets and upturn the lives around them upside down. This is a Teen Drama wrapped in a killer murder mystery thriller. What is not to like? I had fun reading this story with all its twists, it kept me on the edge trying to figure out who really murdered Nova. This is Jumata Emill's debut novel and it's absolutely fantastic. With alternating POVs, commentary on today's social injustices, and more representation of the BIPOC community I can't recommend this book enough. I'll definitely be adding this to my physical library when it releases. Thank you, NetGalley and Random House Children's for allowing me an ARC of this story for an honest review.
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Enjoyable Read!
I enjoyed this book, I mean reading it in one day pretty much proves that. It was thought provoking and easy to read. A lot of the best qualities in a YA book. The characters acted and reacted like you would expect teenagers to. Especially in the beginning, when you have all three leading ladies involved. Although I felt like Tinsley’s character overshadowed Duchess’s, especially since I thought this book was mainly about her finding the truth about her BFF’s murder, it didn’t completely take away from the enjoyment. The clues and misdirection were fun and kept me wanting more. Although I guessed pretty early on who the killer was, I didn’t expect things to go down like they did. I think that was really the WOW factor. Not who the killer was. But why and what actually happened. There are a lot of working parts that I felt all wrapped up nicely in the end. Overall it was a solid YA mystery!
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One of my 2022 favorites.
This book just offers so much - I cannot wait for the author's next book! Racism, social justice, queer characters, high school, police, real topics. The writing weaves these complexities into a tragic murder, two young women coming together to find justice. One the best friend, a queer black young woman. The other a white privileged, naïve suspect. A quick, obsessive read. I could not put it down.
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