Such A Fun Age Keeps You Turning The Page

A page-turner that will keep you up at night, make you mad, and have you rooting for the main character along the way. It's a needed voice for those of us living in the age of social media. We are constantly consuming the "best of" highlights from our friends and sometimes are "achievements" don't look as shiny or boost worthy. Emira is in her mid-twenties surrounded by friends stepping into the adult life with cool jobs and she is a talented typist and nanny. She hid these jobs from her parents. We are almost taught the "respectable" jobs we should aspire to from a young age but does that mean other occupations aren't just as important or meaningful?

Such a Fun Age immediately pulls you in in the first chapter. It raises your heart rate as the realistic imagery of a Black woman is raising her voice and not only being unheard but also being seen a threat to the safety of another. This moment will make you shake right with Emira as if you were a witness yourself. It is something that could be pulled from a headline today and makes you angry.

Emira and her relationship with the Chamberlain family will take you on a journey. Alix Chamberlain is a mother of two running a business and her choices and interactions with Emira (her babysitter) leave you feeling a range of emotions. You get to see different perspectives of the characters but in the end you just want Emira to come out on top. It was a page turner with drama that makes you want more.