Altogether, I feel like this is a good book. It was a combination of a coming of age young adult contemporary, with family drama and a mystery, with a diverse cast of characters.

I must say, I expected the mystery to be a major part of this book and it simply wasn't. Which doesn't make it bad, but it made my reading experience a little disappointing.
It's far more a focus on Avery and how she tries to make her mother reconnect with her grandmother, all while getting over her old life in DC and making new relationships with the people of this new town.

It felt nice to see two black women at different places in their queer journey interact and grow closer.
I must say though, the romance didn't really interest me that much.

What worked best for me was Avery reconnecting with her grandmother and trying to figure out what happend all those years ago: murders, disappearances, and falling outs.
Even though some communication issues could get a little over annoying at times...

Anyway, I loved the whole idea behind people deserving and creating monuments.
The writing, especially in those last few paragraphs, was really nice