Blood is Thicker Personal Response: I think it was an interesting book to read. Like in the beginning of the book when Hakeem and his family move to Detroit because of his dad's cancer. I think it was a jerk move to be mean like Savon was to Hakeem cause he was in a time of need, Hakeem didn't move there because he wanted too. Also that Hakeem was so sad that he lost Darcy I thought it was gonna take him longer to find another girl, but as soon as he met Anika, Darcy was set in his past. Plot: The book starts out and Hakeem and his family are moving to Detroit. Hakeem has to leave Darcy and he is really sad about it. So they fly to Detroit and when they get there Hakeem and Savon are unpacking the luggage from the car. In the story right when Savon saw …show more content…
When Savon and Hakeem get in the house Savon whines about Hakeem taking his room and leaves. So the rest of the family have dinner and the parents have a conversation about how they wish Savon was more like Hakeem. Hakeem doesn’t like that they think of him as an angel so he gets mad and goes upstairs to get his journal then he grabs his guitar and goes to the back porch. Hakeem plays his guitar to relieve stress so he starts playing and that is when he meets Anika. She says how good he sounded and then her grandma calls her back. So Hakeem goes back inside and goes to bed. In the night Hakeem is woke and it was Savon and he was climbing in the window. Hakeem was wondering what Savon was doing all night. So a couple of nights later Hakeem follows Savon to his secret destination that Hakeem is curious about, Hakeem thinks he is a robber. When they get