Review: One of the Good Ones

One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Publisher's Description

The Hate U Give meets Get Out in this honest and powerful exploration of prejudice in the stunning novel from sister-writer duo Maika and Maritza Moulite, authors of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine.

ISN'T BEING HUMAN ENOUGH?

When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered. Perfect. Angelic.

One of the good ones.

Even as the phrase rings wrong in her mind—why are only certain people deemed worthy to be missed?—Happi and her sister Genny embark on a journey to honor Kezi in their own way, using an heirloom copy of The Negro Motorist Green Book as their guide. But there's a twist to Kezi's story that no one could've ever expected—one that will change everything all over again.

My Thoughts 

I received an eARC courtesy of Inkyard Press via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

My brain had a hard time tracking the multi-character/multi-timeframe storyline as I began reading, but it didn't take long before this book hooked me in. And then it didn't let me go. This book is raw, brutal and honest. I can't go in depth as to avoid spoilers about the book's second half: only to say, that, because I knew there was a twist, I actually managed to guess what it was. But did guessing the reveal detract from the story-not at all. This book was fantastic.

For Libraries: Buy it. Display it. Book talk it. This book matters.

Publication Date: 5 January 2021