Allegedly | 
pickThis was my December #doublespin.
Jackson‘s debut novel is about a young woman who has just moved from “baby jail” into a group home. She allegedly killed an infant her mother was babysitting 6 years ago, when she was 9.
I thought this was good, but could have been a bit shorter. Some of the middle part dragged.
“Some children are just born bad, plain and simple.”
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(A day late)
pick4.5/5⭐️
Unreliable narrator, bleak, violent, sad, dark and all the triggers.
I couldn‘t stop reading.
so-so(2017) Six years ago, a white family's baby died while in the care of Mary's mother. The blame fell on Mary, who has just been released from 6 years in "baby jail" to a group home. But what really happened and will the truth ever out? Mixed feelings about this: it has multiple strengths but ultimately didn't work for me due to a gimmicky resolution. OTOH, the audiobook is read by Bahni Turpin, who is always a pleasure to hear.
pickWoah 😳 No happiness or light in this YA novel. Mary “allegedly” committed an unthinkable crime at 9 years old. She‘s been in “baby jail” as she calls it, for years. She‘s now in a halfway home for delinquent juveniles and readers discover more about her past and the crime as her case gets another look. A page turner.
pickThis was riveting from beginning to end! I absolutely could not put it down. I loved the way it was told through stream of consciousness narrative which made it work perfectly. It was enthralling, heartbreaking and twisty. What a fun yet dark read!
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pickI really enjoyed this dark, twisty story of a young girl's journey through the intense juvenile corrections system. 16 year old Mary has served her time for killing an infant when she was 9. Mary is now pregnant with her own child and she would do anything to keep him and turn her back on her tragic past. But what really happened with baby Allison? Is Mary a cold blooded killer or an innocent victim of her own mother's demons... 4 stars!
Reading the tagged book for this weekend! It's already got me hooked!
I'm captivated already and only in the second chapter! Perfect for lazy day reading!
This is Tiffany D. Jackson‘s #debut novel, whose MC leads anything but a #serene life...Mary allegedly killed a baby and now lives in a sketchy group home and she‘s also 6 mos pregnant...full of twists and surprises
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pickTiffany Jackson has not disappointed me yet. This was a great read. Unpredictable in the best way.
Suddenly realized I didn‘t have an audiobook for my commute & frantically searched my library TBR w/o really reading the synopsis.
Follows a 9yo convicted of manslaughter (a dark, tense, & uncomfortable topic) & then layers on an even more dark, tense & uncomfortable look at the US justice system & beyond.
ALL the emotions in this book. Sat in my car for an extra 15min to hear more.
Highly recommend the audiobook, the narrator is fantastic!
pickBack on the reading wagon. This is a really interesting debut novel. It follows Mary, a 16 year@old living in a group home after having beeen convicted on manslaughter At just 9. It‘s well written and kind of heartbreaking. Glad I picked it up this morning
pickSince my TBR is so long and sometimes it‘s hard for me to choose what to read next, often I‘ll go to random.org and have it pick a number for me and I‘ll read whatever book is linked with that number in my list. This was so good! I listened to the audio while working and Bahni Turpin didn‘t disappoint.
Mary is accused and convicted of a crime but did she really do it? This was Tiffany D. Jackson‘s debut novel and it was great.
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I LOVED the book Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson. It stuck with me for a very long time. We follow a young black girl named Mary who is placed in a group home after recently getting released from juvie for allegedly killing a white baby. Mary is on the verge of becoming an adult so she is trying to find her place in a world where the system continues to beat her back down. I encourage everyone to pick it up!
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pickI started this book intending to read just a bit of it because I had other things to do and, you know, life to get to....I read the entire thing in one sitting. 😮 I never got to that thing called “life.” Because the story was so gripping, the characters‘ voices so authentic, and my brain so intent on knowing what really happened in Mary‘s childhood. Worth a day of putting life on hold. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickWhen Mary was nine she killed three-month-old Alyssa. Allegedly. Now she‘s 15, living in a crappy group home and desperate to make something of her life. It makes for pretty gripping reading #covid19readathon
pickStellar writing and character development, sharp dialogue and pacing, tense plot. Dark, but good, kept me wondering until the end.
pickMary's father died before her birth, her baby brother died from SIDs & her mom loses touch with reality so Mary becomes her mom's caretaker. At 9 Mary is accused of manslaughter accidentally killing a 3 month old her mom was watching. She's sent to 'baby jail' as she calls it then to an abusive group home. At 15 she becomes pregnant & decides she wants everyone to know what really happened the night baby Alyssa died so she can keep her baby.
pick⭐️4/5
A young adult novel that kept me guessing all the way until the end. The story of a girl who allegedly killed a small child her mother was babysitting and her trying to make a future for herself years later by proving her innocence. I thought multiple times I knew how it all would end, but never got it right. Definitely better than I was expecting!
pickWhoa. Excuse me as my mind is still blown..😲
pickWow. This book had me hooked from the start and all the way through to the end!
Accused of killing an infant that was in her mother‘s care at the age of 9, Mary has never known much outside of baby jail and group homes. When Mary finds out she is pregnant, she must decide how to tell her truth in order to protect and keep her own child.
This book is intense and has some really interesting twists!
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pickThis was so good! I should have gone to bed an hour ago, but I couldn‘t stop. That ending! 😳😳😳
We spent most of the day today on lockdown while police dogs searched the school after someone found bullets on the front walkway. I had to help the police search the girls bathroom every time a student used it (5 hour lock down...) since they couldn‘t go in the female restrooms. All is good, it was leftover from trap club and a student panicked when he realized he had bullets in his pocket and tossed them. Stupid, but made for a stressful day.
Next up on the kindle. I‘m sure I‘m about to have my heart broken...
pickThis book...haunting, sad. I was cheering for Mary the entire time and so sad when she hit every roadblock possible. And then the end is so shocking and a tad confusing. Mary killed a baby, allegedly, and after spending time in jail she is put in a horrible group home. And then she finds herself pregnant. Will she be allowed to keep her baby after allegedly killing another when she was younger? 2019 SWON TRC
pickI loved this book. I had a hard time putting in down; I wanted to know the ending like NOW. But I have to say, it did NOT go where I thought it would! I thought all the characters were compelling and well thought-out. I caught some of the hints that lead to the ending, like puzzle pieces, and wasn‘t sure how they‘d fit together. The ending could have been fleshed out a bit more, but I was left fairly satisfied.
pickBoth of Tiffany D. Jackson's books have been serious page-turners for me. I think she could rein her endings in a bit (when the rest of the story is so good, there's no reason to go crazy for drama at the last second) but with how strong her characters' voices have been and how riveted they have me I will definitely read anything she comes out with.
