Jade Is a Twisted Green by Tanya Turton tells the story of Jade Brown, a twenty-four-year-old first-generation Jamaican woman living in Toronto. It's a coming-of-age story of grief, passion, and chosen family. Through a series of whirlwind love affairs, parties, and trips abroad, Jade stumbles toward relinquishing the weight of her trauma as she fully comes into her own as a young Black woman. The writing is fresh and completely engrossing, with Jade as an unforgettable protagonist.