Review: Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Last year, Allegedly messed me up real bad. I was in a book slump for daaaays after reading that effed up story (effed up in the BEST way – I still think about how good it is). I couldn’t wait for Tiffany’s debut novel, Monday’s Not Coming, because I knew I’d get a story full of interesting characters and I’d go through the story trusting nothing and no one. What I didn’t know is how heartbroken I would be as I read it. See why and why this story is so much more than fiction!

 

Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Category: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery
Publication: May 22nd, 2018; Katherine Tegen Books
Purchase: Audible, Amazon, Book Depository

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried. When she doesn’t show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn’t just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year’s rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best—and only—friend more than ever. But Monday’s mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday’s sister April is even less help.

As Claudia digs deeper into her friend’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she’s gone?

 

Review:

Rating: 4/5

I came into Monday’s Not Coming knowing it would be twisty but I didn’t know it would break my heart along with it.

If you haven’t seen Tiffany Jackson speak about her inspiration for Monday’s Not Coming, check it out below. There’s a lack of reporting for young African-American girls who go missing – just turn on the news and you’ll see that.

Monday’s not coming because Monday has gone missing. But no one seems to notice or care except Claudia, her best friend. Monday’s Not Coming is Claudia’s desperate attempt at being seen…so that her best friend can be seen.

This is a long book with a slow build. There’s a building sense of dread – the longer Monday is missing, the less likely it seems she will be back. The cover even gives off an eerie sense.

You think you know the twist in this one but you really don’t. It’s told in multiple timelines, which Tiffany lays out in a way I was able to follow easily. It’s one of those books you want to go back and look for the clues. Which, if you listen to it, is easy to do! The narrator did a great job of narrating a young voice as the girls are in middle school during the story as well as conveying a myriad of emotions through the story.

If you’re a fan of twists in contemporary, Monday’s Not Coming is a great pick!