Grown

by: Tiffany D. Jackson
Published: Sep 15, 2020
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Murder Mystery, Fiction
384 Pages, Paperback
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Enchanted said that everyone says she is mature for her age, even her mother. I would say, all those people were lying.

Enchanted Jones is naive, immature, and insecure and rightfully so, she is seventeen. She does not have experience in the world that would give her the instincts to protect herself from Korey Fields. Even though, she used great instincts when it came to Creighton.

This story screams, Robert Sylvester Kelly: the grooming, the abuse, the personality of Korey, everything about this whole story is ripped from reality. A sad reality. Enchanted’s parents allowed her to go on tour with Korey despite the fact that it was in the middle of the school year. Korey weaves a tale of lies to convince Enchanted that her family doesn’t love her or want her and that they, “begged” him to take her. This is typical grooming and emotional manipulation.

My thoughts were to give this 4 stars before Enchanted makes the revelation about the watch but doesn’t tell her lawyer or her parents. After that, the whole thing falls off the rails for me. I hated that she wanted to be a vigilante and take matters into her own hands – you have a lawyer and a supportive family, now is the time to start being honest and telling them everything!

Then, the whole story of Gabriela blew me. The group chats with the Will and Willow kids also blew me. Derrick was useless and, you guessed it, blew me.

Final Thoughts: the ending wasn’t what I expected but, it wasn’t terrible.

One-Word Summary: Bright Eyes

Other Tiffany D. Jackson books I’ve read & reviewed:
The Weight of Blood