I'm Not Dying With You Tonight by Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal

I'm Not Dying With You Tonight 

By Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal

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I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

First just let me say, Wow! Just wow!

Now, I'll get to the review.

I'm Not Dying With You Tonight starts out as just a normal Friday for Campbell and Lena. They are just two ordinary girls who run in different social circles. They are not friends nor have they ever spoken to each other. Campbell attends a football game to help with the concession stand, Lena is there to watch her friends dance at halftime. When all hell breaks loose, the girls are thrown together in a terrifying situation where there seems to be nowhere safe. What starts as a fight at a football games turns into a city wide riot, the two must work together if they hope to figure out how to survive the night.

I'm Not Dying With You Tonight was told from both Campbell's and Lena's point of views. The characters of Campbell and Lena themselves were done beautifully. Lena is beautiful and popular, Campbell is the shy new girl with no friends. I loved how their individual sections were told so differently, from the way they spoke to the way their fears and values were addressed. The way they are shown as similar beings and completely different at the same time is just wonderful.

This is a book I'm going to be feeling for awhile. With both main characters being likeable and vulnerable in their individual ways I found myself in constant fear of what was going to happen next. I felt this book did an incredible job of spotlighting the gaps between race and class in a way that shines light on the problems many still struggle with today. The authors did an amazing job of portraying racial tension. I felt the ending was well done, as it left off with the girls arriving to their respective homes after escaping the riot leaving the focus more on the trauma of that night.

This was just an amazing book and I loved it. Once I started reading I only put it down when it was absolutely necessary. I'd recommend this book to anyone over age 13.