I have read both of these writers before separately and frankly did a lot better apart.
I'm not sure what the message of this book was. It just seemed to be Tragic Porn. How depressing can life be is the main theme.
It also deals with actual compex topics, like domestic abuse, bullying and xenophobia. The Romania character is also Roma and I have thoughts. To my knowledge, neither of the authors are Roma and there's no acknowledgements so who knows what this info was based on. I think it's trying to humanise this minority while sticking to the sterotypes about them e.g. being thieves. Also think Roma culture is too complex to throw into this mix, especially how it effects the plot. Nicu never talks about his home positively, it's just straight up he doesn't want to go back because...England is so great? It feels like a foreign look at culture. I'm not expect so that just my thoughts.

I didn't connect with Nicu and feels more about Jess than him (it starts with her) but I didn't connect with her either. I felt sorry for her at times, the both of them.

The ending is very underwhelming and the think the problem that they was no way to end this story so they fudge so that there was a climax. I think it would have been better without the climax.
This is in verse and doesn't work at times.

Proper review to come. I have only half baked thoughts so far.