4.25ish/5 stars 
 i really liked this book, and while i can't speak to the representation, a lot of other people have so i think it's safe to assume it's accurate 
 likes: 
 -i really liked how i felt like i knew khalil even though he was only in the book for, like, 2.5 seconds and i was really sad when he died (not a spoiler, in the synopsis) 
 -STARR'S FAMILY AND HOW THEY STUCK TOGETHER I AM HERE FOR IT 
 -i liked how starr had her little quirks like loving shoes and basketball 
 -also starr and her bf's relationship was so pure and wholesome??? like get me a bf like that 
 -MINORITIES STICK TOGETHER 
 -i learned a lot about "ghetto" neighborhoods like the one in the book, as well as the "black experience" and how they have to worry about a whole lot more than i ever will 
 -this book also taught me a lot about media bias and how you never know exactly what happened, and how morally gray so many things can be 
 -everything this book represents for the blm movement and the fact that it's still a bestseller after nine months or so is incredible 
 dislikes: 
 -i did not care about devante's plot line whatsoever 
 -the book definitely lags for the middle 150-200 pages after the inciting incident and the court case 
 -girls fighting girls 
 -personally, i wasn't a big fan of the writing style, and i feel like a lot of the lingo the author used may become outdated eventually (but maybe that's the point?)