4.0

If you are looking for a good read with tons of representations from various cliques and genre's then this is a book for you.

This lyrical coming-of-age novel for fans of Darius the Great Is Not Okay and On the Come Up, set in southern California in 1996, follows a teen who wants to honor her deceased friend’s legacy by entering a rap contest.

The character arc of Rana has to be one of the most wholesome, conflicted and overall endearing ones I read so far on a YA category. The author drafted an FMC full of promise. I actually saw my teenage years flashback as I read through this book