Received a review copy from Netgalley. Opinions are my own. This book follows Kara from middle school up to her senior year of high school. Kara's life is full of divisions - family members who love her but don't get along with each other, the neighborhood she's grown up in vs where she goes to school, the expectations she's held to vs the boys in her community. Kara tries to gain popularity, to ease the tensions in her family, and ultimately finds herself adrift. Reid-Benta offers a heartfelt portrait of a young Jamaican Canadian girl's coming of age and doesn't offer easy answers to the difficult questions Kara must confront. Kara's relationships with her mother and grandmother are the focal point of this story and were compelling. The characters felt believable, and I enjoyed Reid-Benta's writing style.