Still, Concrete Rose is about as far from “fan service” as any book in a series could possibly get. The prequel is Maverick’s story through and through, and showcases the author’s immense talent for breathing life into rich characters in ways that other authors often won’t dare try. Set in Garden Heights and filled with many names and faces that the author’s fans will instantly recognize, the novel is a daring, beautiful, and an essential work of fiction that cements Thomas’s place atop the world of socially-conscious young adult literature. Set in 1998, before social media was a thing and cell phones barely did anything more than make phone calls, Concrete Rose tells the story of Maverick Carter - the father of The Hate U Give’s main character, Starr. I had to step back and let the character be his true authentic self 1,000 percent on the page.
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