Welcome to Litsy!

An explosion happens at an LA beach July 4 celebration near where a Muslim teen group is celebrating the holiday. Six of the teens are accused, and the book clearly shows how the media and “justice” system can work hard to demonize certain people, whether evidence exists or not. I have a few quibbles but found this very powerful overall.

Well now. Isn‘t this a timely read. A system set up for anything but justice. A complicit media. Six teenagers in the wrong place at the wrong time and of the wrong ancestry and religion. It started slow with the multiple points of view but the main event brought the intensity and depth of character to the story.

Thank you to Little Brown for the ARC

It was a struggle to get into this book. There were so many characters and perspective changes that I felt like everything was getting repeated but also like I didn‘t know anything that happened, which might have been on purpose? I was more engaged when it got to the trial, but that was 2/3 through. Then when the twist came, I was done. I skimmed the last 60 pages and called it quits. 1⭐️ ⬇️