This was a good read! I really enjoyed getting to know both Sydney and Theo's characters. Although this is a fiction novel, Alyssa does a good job of lifting up the harsh realities of gentrification and how it can rip apart a tight-knit community - Black communities and communities of color specifically. As Sydney was doing her research for a big project, she was discovering how redlining, "white flight", and other acts of racism changed her neighborhood in Brooklyn throughout the years. But one part in the book really broke me is the situation that came up with her mom's community garden. Ugh! Sydney is a strong woman, but you can literally feel her pain through the pages.
I do wish the suspense would've kicked up a little earlier in the book but overalll this is good!
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