The Scammer by Tiffany D. JacksonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Jordyn is ready to move into the dorm at her HBCU in Washington, DC. One of her roommates’ brothers is released from prison and is invited to stay with them for a while. Devonte is a lot older than these college freshmen, and he wants to help them make better decisions today and for their future. As time passes, class becomes less important, and Devonte puts more and more restrictions on the girls. When one of the roommates goes missing, Jordyn must step up and ask for help from the only white student at the university.
The Scammer is a standalone, realistic fiction novel that left me with a range of emotions. I kept wondering how an entire dorm of young women could fall for what was being taught them, and then questioned how no one else seemed to notice. This story was so well written that I was rooting for Jordyn to wake up and take action. There was a “twist” at the end that I did NOT see coming, and I finished the book knowing that I will be recommending this to my students. A great book that isn’t a light and fluffy read.
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