I honestly felt like I was watching a gritty London drama about teens on a rough estate. I had seen via the back of the book that it was a modern retelling of a classic, so I had an inkling of where it was going to go, but that didn't take away from the suspense or intrigue. The story was also interspersed with meditations about life and the human condition, which added to the emotional impact of the book.

One big downside was that it seemed as if this book had not been proofread at all! In general, there have been a lot of typos and errors in the #Twentyin2020 Jacaranda collection, but this one was by far the worst in terms of consistency throughout. It took away from the immersive experience!