Korey tricks her loving but distracted parents into signing away any protections and before long, Chanty becomes a prisoner, drugged and subject to sexual abuse. Chanty longs to become a singer and Korey capitalizes on this drive after seeing her perform at an American Idol-style tryout. And it’s all set into the framework of a murder mystery, complete with flashbacks. In a twist, the story is a first-person narrative, told epistemological-fashion by 17-year-old Chanty (Enchanted), who has fallen into the rapper’s twisted web. Kelly in this book, fictionalizing the singer as Korey Fields. What did you like about the book? Jackson takes on the real life crimes of R. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Jackson, Katherine Tegen Books (an imprint of HarperCollins), 9780062840356, 2020
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