It was alright.

I really liked the concept behind some of the poems, and I feel like they could have really hit home, particularly with the Black Lives Matter movement that is still ongoing.

But I did not enjoy reading some of the poems. The haphazard capitalization and punctuation was unsettling, and I found myself focusing more on this than upon what I was actually reading. I do not know if this was intentional, but if it was, then perhaps it could have been executed better -- there was no consistency within it, and if I'm being brutally honest, it simply felt as though it had been rushed, or hadn't been proofread or edited at all.

I also feel, in some respect, that the poems were not personal enough -- that they were about racism and discrimination on a whole, rather than her individual experience. When it comes to poetry, there is a greater connection between the reader and the poet when the poet really explores and details their own personal experiences on a topic, as you feel as though you are being let in on a piece of their life. I feel like the poems were too generic, focusing upon things that she has seen and heard in the media, rather than her own experiences.

However, I would read more of her writing. I think that she presents some excellent ideas which certainly could be explored much further.

I hope that if she writes another book she focuses more on her personal experiences, to really allow readers to connect with her; and I hope that if she is going to use haphazard punctuation then she uses it consciously and with meaning.