What an utterly delightful story.

This is a story about friendship, about learning to not judge a book by it's cover (or a person by their exterior) and it's a story about being yourself, expressing yourself and following your dream.

Clementine and Rudy couldn't be more different but they have one thing that unites them: Art. For Rudy, it's her street art, her mixed media paintings. And for Clementine it's her poems. Words that she just feels whenever she gets inspired.

Together, they made a brilliant team.

As a reader, I got to witness their budding friendship, them going through ups and downs together only to find themselves in a place where they can fully experiment with what it means to be true to oneself and - by extension - to social justice.

This was an absolutely beautifully written and thought out novel and I had the most brilliant time reading it. The only critisism I have is that I would have loved for it to go on forever! And also that the ending felt pretty sudden to me. I was quite confused for a minute and was wondering if I was just missing a couple of pages.

Nevertheless, this was an absolutely brilliant read that I would recommend to everyone but especially to young girls who may need some friends while finding their own way in the world. Because Clementine and Rudy will be here for you 100%.

Also: Everyone knows my vegan-self is a sucker for veggie rep in literature and this DELIVERED! I need and want to live in Rudy's cafe FOREVER!