Red at the Bone - Jacqueline Woodson

 A pitch-perfect, lyrical novella about three generations of a family orbiting around a teenage pregnancy in 1985. Told from the alternating perspectives of the five main characters, it traces the legacy of violence and the burden of expectations that come alongside your family genes. Both heart-wrenching and uplifting, realistic and tangible, this novel is gold in your hands. A book to be savored in one sitting, before going right back to the start.