Thank you to Goodreads and Soho Teen for sending me an ARC of this book. All opinions are honest and my own.

This own voices novel helped me understand how hard it can be to feel out of place and ostracized because of your race.

Even though I haven’t had to experience the things that the author faced, I could still relate to her. I could understand the feeling of being chosen as a partner just because you’re good at school, and I’ve often felt like an outsider.

Considering how short this book is, I was still able to connect well with the main character. However, I didn’t feel like I really got to know much about the other characters in the story.

Overall, I would recommend this book.

⚠️ CONTENT WARNINGS: racism, smoking, underage drinking, mention of drunk driver killing someone, bullying, mild language