⭐️4.5

I am not one to read the blurb often so I was very surprised when I actually started listening to what the story was about. When we are introduced to our FMC all I felt was rage for everything in her life. Her mom liked to control the narrative from deciding where Noni lives, works, attends college. I loathed her mother and the choices she took away from Noni. My opinion did change on her mother slightly near the end when we get the big reveals of the WHY. It changed my mind enough to understand and feel more towards her mother. It did not change my opinion on her taking choices away from Noni. Noni wholeheartedly deserved to live the life the way she wanted.

This story had me crying and gasping. If you enjoy YA coming of age stories, I recommend this one. Let your inner rage spread through the cracks as you read about the mistreatment of the POC characters in this book all the way from the past when slavery was still a common to the present where white folk "did no wrong" and continue to try and establish the same mistreatment. Noni just blossoms throughout this story and the ending I was crying tears of joy for her family and her.

Tangleroot is going to be forever engraved in my brain.

Thank you McMillian Audio and Netgalley for the ALC!