Dawn Serra's Reviews > I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World

What an extraordinary book. Kai's words echoed so many whispered conversations and hesitant offerings I've had over the past few years, wondering if our fate is an ever-constricting response to trauma. Kai holds a mirror up for all of us to gaze into with honesty, which means feeling into the ways we have each failed to treat others with grace, allowing that little rush of superiority to take us over, or the shame of having gotten something wrong and feeling like everything you've built will crumble as a result. I wept at the stories towards the end of the book about Kai's grandfather's funeral, about wondering where Kai's mothers and elders have gone. The poetry is haunting and powerful. I plan on spreading the word far and wide about this book and hopefully, engaging in some rich conversations about community as a result.