Picked this up because I had heard great things about Slay (which is on my end of year TBR pile).

Also because it's so rare (is it just me?) to read YA with a male protagonist and I was intrigued by Alex's visions into the future.

This book was so sad but yet such a good read. The weight of the past and the anxiety which the future holds especially given Alex's gift/curse is so prevalent and constantly makes you think: What would I do?

The characters' grief is terribly raw and maybe that's why the pace is a little slower than I expected, to let us readers "digest" everything that is going on, maybe even to let us go through the process with them?

Brittney Morris has written a powerful novel for all the black boys who have/had to grow up too fast, to reiterate what we don't hear often enough: it's absolutely ok for a boy/man to cry and to show his emotions.
This book is out in March 2021, so keep your eyes peeled 👀

Thank you to netgalley and Hachettekids for this ARC copy in return for my honest review.
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