The Revolution of Birdie Randolph

Posted on 01 August 2018 by Brandy Colbert

Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Nicola Yoon comes a novel about first love and family secrets from Stonewall Book Award winner Brandy Colbert.Dove Birdie Randolph works hard to be the perfect daughter and follow the path her parents have laid out for her She quit playing her beloved soccer, she keeps her nose buried in textbooks, and she s on track to finish high school at the top of her class But then Birdie falls hard for Booker, a sweet boy with a troubled pastwhom she knows her parents will never approve of.When her estranged aunt Carlene returns to Chicago and moves into the family s apartment above their hair salon, Birdie notices the tension building at home Carlene is sweet, friendly, and open minded she s also spent decades in and out of treatment facilities for addiction As Birdie becomes closer to both Booker and Carlene, she yearns to spread her wings But when long buried secrets rise to the surface, everything she s known to be true is turned upside down. Read The Revolution of Birdie Randolph By Brandy Colbert – kino-fada.fr This was so raw and real and nuanced and sex positive and I loved it so damn much Brandy Colbert is a master when it comes to writing hard hitting, realistic YA and I am forever in awe of her Read this book TW addictionThis is a book that truly surprised me First, Brandy Colbert completely improved upon her previous release Finding Yvonne a book I did not care to finish I enjoyed Little Lion from her, but this was twice as good and well developed I dare say it s a page turner from the start Another reason why this book and author surprised me was Booker, Birdie s love interest The way he is presented in the beginning makes the reader think he is trouble I mean, any guy who encourages a girl to This is a book that truly surprised me First, Brandy Colbert completely improved upon her previous release Finding Yvonne a book I did not care to finish I enjoyed Little Lion from her, but this was twice as good and well developed I dare say it s a page turner from the start Another reason why this book and author surprised me was Booker, Birdie s love interest The way he is presented in the beginning makes the reader think he is trouble I mean, any guy who encourages a girl to sneak out of the house is a no no for me But then I got to know him better and saw how sweet he was to Birdie and began to like him quite a lot The third thing that surprised me was the big revelation, which I will not spoil for you of course I did figure it out before the main character did but I was sti...I finished this a few days ago and theI think about this book, theI appreciate all of the things the author managed to do with the story At first it seems like a fairly simple story but in reality there s a lot going on here Sixteen year old Dove Birdie Randolph has always tried to live up to her parents expectations She studies hard and gets good grades and follows the rules they have set in place for her Well kinda Even though her parents insist they meet any boy she wants I finished this a few days ago and theI think about this book, theI appreciate all of the things the author managed to do with the story At first it seems like a fairly simple story but in reality there s a lot going on here Sixteen year old Dove Birdie Randolph has always tried to live up to her parents expectations She studies hard and gets good grades and follows the rules they have set in place for her Well kinda Even though her parents insist they meet any boy she wants to date, Birdie so far has been keeping quiet about her new boyfriend, Booker She knows her parents won t approve of his troubled past Birdie s estranged aunt, Carlene, is staying with the family after just getting out of rehab Even though there is some tension among Carlene and Birdie s parents, Birdie has been deve...This is my second favorite Brandy Colbert book after Pointe I didn t expect to like this so much or to stay up reading the whole thing, but it was so readable and almost comforting in that way that I didn t want to stop I love that everyone was basically black and queer The love interest reminded me of the love interest from my book, which is fun I also saw myself and my family in a lot of this, like having an alcoholic family member parent, a divorce that happens bc one parent is gay, being This is my second favorite Brandy Colbert book after Pointe I didn t expect to like this so much or to stay up reading the whole thing, but it was so readable and almost comforting in that way that I didn t want to stop I love that everyone was basically black and queer The love interest reminded me of the love interest from my book, which is fun I also saw myself and my family in a lot of this, like having an alcoholic family member parent, a divorce that happens bc one parent is gay, being afraid to come out to your parents bc of that, etc I m really glad I got to see this Aunt struggling because this was sort of my dad except he never got better Th...Brandy Colbert stays very, very, very good at what she does.I don t think Brandy Colbert needs a comparison to stand out, as she s proven herself a voice in YA But the ARC compares her to Nicola Yoon and Nina LaCour and I d absolutely agree this is a quieter book a la Nina LaCour that takes on family and relationships in realistic teen ways both LaCour and Yoon The romance in this one definitely has the Yoon effect to it This is a book about following the rules and breaking them, but eventhan that, it s a book about the f...Have you ever read a book that immediately transports you back to your teenage, awkward self This was that book for me, and what made it even better was the fact that this story was about black characters and black culture, which is something that I didn t get to read a lot of when I was younger.16 year old Dove Birdie Randolph has always strived to live up to the expectations that her parents have set for her With her big sister Mimi studying pre med in college, Birdie is expected to follow Have you ever read a book that immediately transports you back to your teenage, awkward self This was that book for me, and what made it even better was the fact that this story was about black characters and black culture, which is something that I didn t get to read a lot of when I was younger.16 year old Dove Birdie Randolph has always strived to live up to the expectations that her parents...This was my first book by Brandy Colbert and I was excited to start it This covers some serious topics and also has quite a bit of diversity However, what kept me from really loving this book were the characters and the lack of plot.This book just follows along with Birdie s everyday life while she manages love, family, and finding out about herself For the most part, I did like Birdie She came off as an average teenager Really na ve, but still an average teenager I can t say that I This was my first book by Brandy Colbert and I was excited to start it This covers some serious topics and also has quite a bit of diversity However, what kept me from really loving this book were the characters and the lack of plot.This book just follows along with Birdie s everyday life while she manages love, family, and finding out about herself For the most part, I did like Birdie She came off as an average teenager Really na ve, but still an average teenager I can t say that I ...4.5 A great YA contemporary about family, relationships, and the impact that addiction can have on a family I loved how sex positive this book was, it was also great to see how much queer ace rep there was within the side characters ...4.5 stars I finished this book last night and I m still a bit stunned The Revolution of Birdie Randolph is such a quietly beautiful and powerful story, written with a level of finesse and nuance that is frankly quite enviable for those of us with writing aspirations.Birdie is an interesting, relatable character She s the kind of person you can see yourself as or that you d want to be friends with And this is HER story The title has it exactly right this story is about a revolution, but 4.5 stars I finished this book last night and I m still a bit stunned The Revolution of Birdie Randolph is such a quietly beautiful and powerful story, written with a level of finesse and nuance that is frankly quite enviable for those of us with writing aspirations.Birdie is an interesting, relatable character She s the kind of person you can see yourself as or that you d want to be friends with And this is HER story The title has it exactly right this story is about a revolution, but it s one that takes place internally This is a story of identity, of teenage struggles, of family It s the story of a black girl in Chicago learning who she is, what she wants, and who she wants to be.There s something refreshing about picking up a story like this one that s narrowly focused on one character and the people in her life I zipped through it I found myself so invested in Birdie farthan I usually am in any character, and I wanted so badly for everything to go righ...

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01 August 2018

Brandy Colbert