To a society that protects perpetrators and normalizes behaviors. To manipulations of consent and emotional manipulation. To Enchanted’s dreams and musical talent. Jackson opens with Korey Fields’ death, but that single incident is one that has strings unraveling to months before. Grown is a powerful, heart wrenching, and emotional story about privilege, racism, and grooming. Jackson is the queen of tension and that hollow feeling in the pit of your stomach. TW: (quoted from the book) mentions of sexual abuse, rap, assault, child abuse, kidnapping, and addiction to opioids

This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) (Disclaimer: I received this book from Edelweiss. Except now he’s dead and the police are at the door. Behind Korey’s charm and star power hides a dark side, one that wants to control her every move, with rage and consequences. And suddenly her dream of being a professional singer takes flight.Įnchanted is dazzled by Korey’s luxurious life but soon her dream turns into a nightmare. But then legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots her at an audition.

Korey was Enchanted’s ticket to stardom.īefore there was a dead body, Enchanted was an aspiring singer, struggling with her tight knit family’s recent move to the suburbs while trying to find her place as the lone Black girl in high school. All she really knows is that this isn’t how things are supposed to be.

When Enchanted Jones wakes with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night, no one-the police and Korey’s fans included-has more questions than she does. Check out this book review to see all the reasons I couldn’t stop reading! Summary It is a powerful examination of grooming, toxic relationships, and sexual assault. That’s normally the case with Jackson’s books and Grown is no exception.

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