Monday's Not Coming
Ratings67
Average rating4.3
This book took me on an emotional journey that will stay with me for a long time. Claudia’s love for Monday was crazy to me at first, but you really feel her pain as she tries to figure out what happened to her friend.trying not to give anything away but this is absolutely a must read!
It’s hard to talk about this book without spoiling it. So I’m just gonna say this. This book is heavy. Check the synopsis for your triggers. It’s 435 pages but it flew by. I couldn’t put it down. It’s my first read by this author but won’t be my last. This book carries the same weight as the Netflix documentary, “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez”. Very sad, disturbing, and frustrating. But it’s realistic and a reminder of the world we live in. The only issue I had with this book was the chapter titles. It was a little hard to keep up with at times. Other than that, this book was flawless and delivered ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This book is extremely important with the themes of child abuse, the lack of care authority pays to children of color, and learning disabilities. I personally just don't really resonate with friendship themes which is why I didn't absolutely love it.
I did not know, what I was getting into, reading this story. To be honest, I was not ready. This story broke my heart, literally, as I know how accurate this story, truly is. However, it's a story that needs to be told.
Great job!
The ending didn't work for me but this was still a good and captivating book and I will read anything Tiffany D. Jackson ever writes.
The novel was very painful thematically. YES it is an important story, I just can't say that I loved it. The time jumps were pretty confusing and ended up making the story seem unrealistic, which I think was a lost opportunity due to the devastating realism of the subject matter. I wouldn't give this to mystery lovers, but would recommend to fans of dark thrillers.
Monday's Not Coming is a book that had me curious and intrigued the whole time I was reading it. Due to that intrigue and wanting to know what happened next, I read this in about 6 hours (it probably helped that I started reading it at 4:30 AM due to some insomnia). The only thing that bothered me about the book was the timeline-it jumped from Before to After to One Year Before The Before and it was hard to keep everything straight as I was reading. The characters were well developed. Overall, I enjoyed the book and will probably go back and re-read to see what I missed from reading it so fast the first time.
More like 4 and a half stars. I could not put this down. Started it last night, and finished it this morning. Wow. This is the second book I have read by Tiffany D. Jackson that has just been compulsively readable. But, just like [b:Allegedly 30037870 Allegedly Tiffany D. Jackson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476974718s/30037870.jpg 50000013], I felt the “twist” to be unnecessary and that it detracted from the story as a whole. This story still would have been amazing without it. Now, at the risk of dancing near spoilers (but trying to keep my toes out of spoiler pond) I have to remark on the mentions of Flowers In the Attic in the novel and let me just say that I was CONVINCED this whole thing was going to pull a My Sweet Audrina at the end. V.C. Andrews fans....back me up!Also, I had never heard of go-go music and now I have a playlist going on Youtube that is pretty damned awesome. Thank you for the education!
Not as strong as Allegedly but still great. She does the SE DC setting proud and her teen dialogue continues to ring true. Claudia does occasionally read as much younger than her age, but I found that to feel right as the story goes on. After the reveal the multiple timelines make sense and had me flipping back through to check in, though I agree with other reviewers that this might be a challenge turning kids this book might be perfect for off of the book. Very interested in kid opinion on this, and will be an easy sell once I tell fans off Allegedly is by same author.
This is the story of how my best friend disappeared. How nobody noticed she was gone except me. And how nobody cared until they found her . . . one year later.
Why isn't there, at this moment, a cover image tied to the Kindle edition? The author, the book, and whomever did the cover art deserve that respect.
Okay...
Neutral: I figured out the twist right away. I think that has to do with my being an adult YA reader who read a similar twist in a book by an author who also happens to be mentioned in this novel.
spoiler: My Sweet Audrina, VC Andrews The structure, in order to make sense, also gives a big clue.
I'm not mad about finding out. It's a good twist and I enjoyed tracking it playing out.
Positives: The friendship between Claudia and Monday is beautiful. The comment that Claudia had been saving Monday all along by being her friend and showing her a glimpse of a healthy family life was on point. I cannot say enough about this aspect when all too often we're fed a narrative that girls can never really be friends. Claudia never, ever forgot about Monday or stopped loving or missing her.
This is an OwnVoices book, which is incredible, and something that people should seek out. Anyone can tell a story about anyone, and the results can be terrific, but people with less amplification, less representation, of their own lives and stories should absolutely get several seats at the table for the good of art and for the good of humankind. And, frankly, for the good of readers who are rewarded with complex and truthful stories.
The truth at the center of this novel is an important one. Who is looking out for the poor child, the minority child, the child from a broken home? Who cares when one of these children disappears? Who listens when another marginalized child comes to the system that is supposed to be the safety net and reports someone she cares about is in danger?
Claudia, the POV character, has parents that will not let her fall through the cracks. They will do what it takes, even when extra obstacles are stacked in Claudia's way, to make sure she will succeed. Every child deserves that, but even with loving parents, not every child receives that.
Negative: My only criticism is that the twist – as much as I felt it clever and even understandable from a character standpoint – created some implausibility and pacing issues. I think every novel with a suspense or mystery element gets to play the timing card, where the main character is about to find out something important, but is interrupted. In service of the twist, this book greatly exceeded that quota, creating frustration, making scenes come across as filler, and just generally creating narrative issues, all in service of running out the clock before the reveal can happen.
I would eagerly read another book by this author.