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Prequels are often hit-or-miss. Some enrich the literary world the author is crafting, but some feel forced, out-of-character, and confusing. Concrete Rose is the definitely the former—a subtler, but no less moving, companion to Angie Thomas's lauded The Hate U Give.

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