![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The book starts with her entering a music competition where she meets Korey Fields. Grown is about a teenage girl named Enchanted Jones who wants to pursue a music career. Star Rating: ★★★☆☆ The Beginning: It’s Basically R. I picked this book because I’ve heard conflicting opinions on it and wanted to see what I thought of it myself. The third section discusses plot points from the end, although I don’t give away the actual ending.ĥ2 Books in 52 Weeks – Book 7/Week7 – An Author of Color Grown by Tiffany D. Kelly, so it could go either way as far as spoilers go. The middle section gives away some plot points, but they’re ones that would be obvious if you’re going in knowing it’s similar to R. Spoiler Warning: The beginning section is spoiler free since it is about the beginning and my general thoughts on the book. ![]()
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