The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Xiomara is a young girl who lives in a religious house judged by her fierce mother. Hating her home life for them being forced into prayer and having their parents beliefs forced as their own, she struggles to hide her growing relationship with Aman who she falls for and starts to explore her feelings more fully.

Meanwhile her twin she calls simply, Twin, is gay and she helps him as she sees him with his crush or boyfriend and hides the matter from their would disapprove parents.

As Xiomara partakes in writing poetry she ends becoming involved in slam poetry despite everything she goes through she rises likes phoenix quite literally you will see...

Acevedo makes a fantastic debut. It's obvious she's a passionate poet both her and Xiomara I never enjoy religion mentioned in books not being religious myself but it was fine in this a lot but key to the story as it plays out. It was moving and compelling reading I can't wait to see what Elizabeth writes next!