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A gut-wrenching debut. This is a story about what happens when the whole world is against you, and you have a new reason to find your own voice. You take a stand, and prove to them you're more than they think they know about you.

Mary B. Addison's story is an emotionally jarring read, and one that leaves you rooting for the girl who by the world standards, doesn't stand a chance. Jackson's powerful debut proves that this one girl is more than a stereotype. She's more than what people have said about her. More than what a system has ridden her off to be, and more than someone who should have been there for, thought she was. When the world has been against Mary, she's got nothing left to do, but fight back.

This is the second emotionally jarring book I've read this week. Not only do I usually try and limit myself with reads like this, like really limit myself. I have a hard time emotionally detaching from stories like this. There was something about Mary that I wanted to know more about. Like the very few people who have been on her side through her young teen life, I believed there was much more to her story than the reports were saying. I liked that Jackson used prior articles, interviews, and reports and infused those into the book to help tell Mary's story. It paints a back story, as well as leads up to the shocking conclusion of Mary's choice.

Mary's story is vital in a world that needs more diversity. Diversity not just with it's characters, but also with it's realistic settings that portray the harsh realities that exist within our world. Jackson doesn't sugar coat a broken system, flawed protection, and the harsh realities of what girls in Mary's situation face, and deal with. For all the wrong in this story, there is resilience, hope, endurance, courage, and a character who fights back in her own way, and doesn't give up, no matter the cost. This book is gritty, realistic, and lends a new voice in the YA world that will open your eyes to a part of our real world we don't often see in YA.

This book does contain language, abuse, sexual content, and sensitive scenes that may not be suitable for younger YA readers.


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Allegedly Tiffany D Jackson Books Reviews

I started reading Allegedly by Tiffany D Jackson on a whim. I was looking for a book to read in between books and was drawn to the title. When I read the premise, I knew I had to read a bit more. It became one of those books I tore through, felt it was a bit longer than needed to be, and then disliked the ending so much it almost ruined the rest of the book.

Mary Addison murdered a baby when she was 9 years old, allegedly. She has moved from "baby prison" (solitary confinement) to juvie to a halfway house where she is allowed to leave under supervision. Her fellow prisoners torture her regularly, from simply throwing her stuff on the floor to much worse things later in the book. Mary has been in the prison system so long, she is numb to most of it.

The worst part is everyone knows her story. Her story has been written about in a ton of books and it looks like it will be made into a movie. In a place where people assume, knowing your crime is a different story.

Mary gets visited by her mother regularly on Sunday, where her mother stays for about 15 minutes to talk about her new life. Mary also works at an elderly home, where she has met Ted, an 18 year old who has gotten 16 year old Mary pregnant. Mary has also gotten a new roommate who is working through the justice system with an independent group who helps those who have received injustice get justice. The connection to that is Mary has started to remember things about that night when she allegedly murdered a baby that don't seem to add up.

I'll begin my review portion by stating, this is not a light book to read. For those who have triggers, there is abuse, statutory rape, torturous conditions, and of course the murder of an infant which gets described in great detail several times. The funny thing is this is marketed as a book for teens. My guess is because the protagonist is a teen, but this is NOT a teen book, maybe a young adult, but definitely not for early teens.

I am also going to go a tiny bit negative. There were three things that bothered me about this book. The first was the length. At about 400 pages, it becomes a bit too long. The second was the Ted story, as it was a bit clichéd. As soon as Ted is introduced, you know he is going to get her pregnant and you know he is going to be something else (I won't spoil, but you learn pretty quickly what that something else is). Finally, the ending. I have talked to a few people online who also disliked the ending. You journey through 390 pages or so and the last few pages simply ruin the book. I am not going to spoil, but just be prepared.

Now for the positives, as there were more than negatives. Mary's story about that night unfolds wonderfully. You get glimpses here and there, but you don't get the whole story until you need to. Her relationship with her mother is well described and thought out. It would be a tense relationship between them. It is also an incredible look at the injustice found within the justice system. How can someone prove her innocence when the whole world knows her story? She was 9 when the crime happened, it is now 7 years later and she has no hope of getting justice.

Overall, I sort of enjoyed this one. It was a good story, but it is brutal in places, so how could one enjoy brutality? I gave this one 3.5 stars.
Couldn't put this book down! It's twisty, shocking, dark, and fabulous. And thrilling. Highly recommend! I read Tiffany's book in two days, feeling the whole time like I couldn't walk away. The narrator is so complex. She's smart as hell, strong in so many ways, and yet completely mysterious. The book is finished, but I simply can't stop thinking about this girl. She surprises you and keeps you guessing right up to the last page.
The books I enjoy most are the ones where I feel like I'm experiencing a new world or reality, and I felt immersed in Mary's. This book is raw, honest, realistic, and gut-wrenching, not to mention a page turner. The conversational feel of it, along with the twists and turns, meant I read this book in record time. I had to get to the ending. I'm still thinking about that ending.
I read this book in less than two days, so tangled up in the story that I had to find out what happens to Mary, the girl in the group home serving time for a murder of a baby - allegedly. Jackson is a master at manipulating the reader's feelings, turning everything topsy-turvy on you when you least expect it. She rips you through all the feels, all the exclamations and leaves you shattered at the end of it all. When I reached the end, it was a huge WOW moment for me. And I'm still thinking that, WOW. This is a book that I'll be thinking about for a long time to come. Tiffany Jackson has a long career ahead of her and I can't wait to read her next book!
A gut-wrenching debut. This is a story about what happens when the whole world is against you, and you have a new reason to find your own voice. You take a stand, and prove to them you're more than they think they know about you.

Mary B. Addison's story is an emotionally jarring read, and one that leaves you rooting for the girl who by the world standards, doesn't stand a chance. Jackson's powerful debut proves that this one girl is more than a stereotype. She's more than what people have said about her. More than what a system has ridden her off to be, and more than someone who should have been there for, thought she was. When the world has been against Mary, she's got nothing left to do, but fight back.

This is the second emotionally jarring book I've read this week. Not only do I usually try and limit myself with reads like this, like really limit myself. I have a hard time emotionally detaching from stories like this. There was something about Mary that I wanted to know more about. Like the very few people who have been on her side through her young teen life, I believed there was much more to her story than the reports were saying. I liked that Jackson used prior articles, interviews, and reports and infused those into the book to help tell Mary's story. It paints a back story, as well as leads up to the shocking conclusion of Mary's choice.

Mary's story is vital in a world that needs more diversity. Diversity not just with it's characters, but also with it's realistic settings that portray the harsh realities that exist within our world. Jackson doesn't sugar coat a broken system, flawed protection, and the harsh realities of what girls in Mary's situation face, and deal with. For all the wrong in this story, there is resilience, hope, endurance, courage, and a character who fights back in her own way, and doesn't give up, no matter the cost. This book is gritty, realistic, and lends a new voice in the YA world that will open your eyes to a part of our real world we don't often see in YA.

This book does contain language, abuse, sexual content, and sensitive scenes that may not be suitable for younger YA readers.