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Book Review: Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
I’m typically drawn to stories that distract me from reality. Fantasy and Science Fiction rank high on my TBR list. Sure, the themes from these books still explore the human condition, at least the good ones anyway. Something about the worldbuilding and fantastical magic systems softens the blow when I face uncomfortable scenes. Such is not the case with Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez. Hernandez writes about the lives of multiple characters in a borough in Toronto called Scarborough. Scarborough, like most inner cities in North America, deals with issues on poverty, racism, violence, crime. If there’s a great example of showing rather than telling in writing, it would be Hernandez.…