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  • Author：Louisa Onomé
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Summary

Fans of Netflix's On My Block and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Angie Thomas will love this debut novel about a girl whose life is turned upside down after one local act of vandalism throws both her relationships and neighborhood into turmoil。

Chinelo， or Nelo as her best friend Kate calls her， is all about her neighborhood Ginger East。 She loves its chill vibe， ride-or-die sense of community， and the memories she has growing up there with her friends。 Ginger East isn't what it used to be though。 After a deadly incident at the local arcade， most of her friends' families moved away。 Kate， whose family owns the local corner store， is still there and as long as that stays constant， Nelo's good。

When Kate's parent's store is vandalized and the vandal still at large， Nelo is shaken to her core。 And then the police and the media get involved and more of the outside world descends upon Ginger East with promises to fix the neighborhood。 Suddenly， Nelo finds herself in the middle of a drama unfolding on a national scale。

Worse yet， Kate is acting strange。 She's pushing Nelo away at the exact moment they need each other most。 Now Nelo's entire world is morphing into something she hates and she must figure out how to get things back on track or risk losing everything--and everyone--she loves。

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Reviews

Helen Rose ，

I genuinely loved the book。 It made me remember all the forgotten feelings I had。 I really liked Chinela， a child-teenager; the character really felt like a child/teenager。 The book genuinely captured the nuances， anxieties of a child turning into a teenager。 Nelo loved her childhood and does not want anything to change， be it other people， her neighbourhood， or her own body。 She is anxious about things changing about growing up like a normal person transitioning from childhood to teenage。 The b I genuinely loved the book。 It made me remember all the forgotten feelings I had。 I really liked Chinela， a child-teenager; the character really felt like a child/teenager。 The book genuinely captured the nuances， anxieties of a child turning into a teenager。 Nelo loved her childhood and does not want anything to change， be it other people， her neighbourhood， or her own body。 She is anxious about things changing about growing up like a normal person transitioning from childhood to teenage。 The book also gives different perspectives。 The book has various interesting characters; I loved Kate and Jake。 Kate provided an equal and opposite balance to her best friend。 The book was funny and at times it teared up me。 。。。more

Karis Gorst ，

dnf @ page 159believe me i feel TERRIBLE about this dnf， especially as it was one of my most anticipated releases of the year。 unfortunately， i really struggled to connect to our main character and i was waiting for the plot to pick up and it left me feeling disengaged。 from reading other reviews， it seems like it doesn't pick up that much either so i don't particularly want to waste 400 pages of my time。nelo is 16 years old but acts in such a juvenile way？？ why was she freaking out so much over dnf @ page 159believe me i feel TERRIBLE about this dnf， especially as it was one of my most anticipated releases of the year。 unfortunately， i really struggled to connect to our main character and i was waiting for the plot to pick up and it left me feeling disengaged。 from reading other reviews， it seems like it doesn't pick up that much either so i don't particularly want to waste 400 pages of my time。nelo is 16 years old but acts in such a juvenile way？？ why was she freaking out so much over a BRA？？？ i do really appreciate the topic of gentrification that the book was exploring， but for the reasons above i just struggled to fully engage with this book。 。。。more

anya ，

WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY！Our Phones -> WirelessCars -> KeylessTools -> CordlessLeaders -> ShamelessRelationships -> MeaninglessBabies -> FatherlessGovernment -> UselessParliament -> CLUELESSEverything is becoming LESS but our hope in God is—Endless。 In fact I am Speechless Because Salvation remains Priceless！！！in all seriousness though this was a heartwarming story of friendship and community told through a refreshing perspective！！ the characters were full of personality and depth and i love WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY！Our Phones -> WirelessCars -> KeylessTools -> CordlessLeaders -> ShamelessRelationships -> MeaninglessBabies -> FatherlessGovernment -> UselessParliament -> CLUELESSEverything is becoming LESS but our hope in God is—Endless。 In fact I am Speechless Because Salvation remains Priceless！！！in all seriousness though this was a heartwarming story of friendship and community told through a refreshing perspective！！ the characters were full of personality and depth and i love them all。 except maree。 F U MAREE I HATE U。 its also an important read on gentrification that is really accessible to younger audiences which i think is great！！ 。。。more

ilianasdarkblues ，

2。5

Lua ，

I thought this book had a lot of value for telling a story that isn't often told， with the kind of protagonists that aren't commonplace yet but should be。 I enjoyed the fact that it discusses gentrification in a pretty nuanced way， the plot was good， and the characters' voices rang pretty true to me。 Having said that， it wasn't really my cup of tea， primarily because the writing felt kind of disjointed。 It was also skewed towards hearing Nelo's thoughts on every single thing that happened， which I thought this book had a lot of value for telling a story that isn't often told， with the kind of protagonists that aren't commonplace yet but should be。 I enjoyed the fact that it discusses gentrification in a pretty nuanced way， the plot was good， and the characters' voices rang pretty true to me。 Having said that， it wasn't really my cup of tea， primarily because the writing felt kind of disjointed。 It was also skewed towards hearing Nelo's thoughts on every single thing that happened， which really made the pace drag sometimes。 Still， the positive outweighed the negative for me， and just because I didn't personally connect with the characters or the writing style doesn't mean nobody will！ 。。。more

Alex Platt ，

"。。。there are people out there who don't like to see communities like ours be okay。" This feels especially true given the toll COVID-19 has taken on Brampton， and the pure meanness of the response at all levels。 "。。。there are people out there who don't like to see communities like ours be okay。" This feels especially true given the toll COVID-19 has taken on Brampton， and the pure meanness of the response at all levels。 。。。more

Lily Margeson ，

Maybe it was intentional as a reflection of having to switch between her different lives at Ginger East and school， but the random slang and incorrect grammar thrown in occasionally really confused me。 Most of the time， it's well-constructed prose， but shifts so suddenly to casual language for one sentence or even one word that it feels jarring。 Oddly enough， I like all the characters except Nelo: her constant refusal to acknowledge the truth in any viewpoint except her own， and the unresolved f Maybe it was intentional as a reflection of having to switch between her different lives at Ginger East and school， but the random slang and incorrect grammar thrown in occasionally really confused me。 Most of the time， it's well-constructed prose， but shifts so suddenly to casual language for one sentence or even one word that it feels jarring。 Oddly enough， I like all the characters except Nelo: her constant refusal to acknowledge the truth in any viewpoint except her own， and the unresolved feeling of betrayal that people would leave Ginger East， makes for a really frustrating main character。I know this book has raving reviews， but I ultimately gave up on page 150。。。 The little things like Nelo and the thrown-in slang were too much for me to want to continue reading。 。。。more

ahaana ☽ ，

read my review here！ read my review here！ 。。。more

Parks ，

5 Stars

Pavitra （For The Love of Fictional Worlds） ，

Also Posted on For The Love of Fictional Worlds Disclaimer: An eARC was provided via Turn The Pages Tours and The Author as part of the Blog Tour。 The Thoughts， opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore， my own。 A delightful debut that’s all about community， friendship， loyalty and the consequences of change。Not gonna lie， I was more attracted to the cover; but I am so delighted that the story itself held up to my expectations。Told in the voice of young Nelo， it’s her worl Also Posted on For The Love of Fictional Worlds Disclaimer: An eARC was provided via Turn The Pages Tours and The Author as part of the Blog Tour。 The Thoughts， opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore， my own。 A delightful debut that’s all about community， friendship， loyalty and the consequences of change。Not gonna lie， I was more attracted to the cover; but I am so delighted that the story itself held up to my expectations。Told in the voice of young Nelo， it’s her world that’s described – outright， it’s easy to see that she is struggling with her friends moving away， even though it’s not clear why they had in the first few chapters！While I would have honestly adored getting multiple POVs and I do believe it would have just enhanced the effect of the story – it still didn’t detract from the actual issue of gentrification （an issue I barely had an idea about before reading the book！）The wonderful debut is all about the friendships， the love they have for their community and how these characters deal with change – the characters are complex， and their personalities distinct – it was delightful to see the not only interact with each other， but also their varying reactions to the societal issues that faced in the book。 Like Home， is a must read – not just because it talks about some very important societal issues but also because it’s written so well， that once you start， you just won’t stop！ For more reviews visit For The Love of Fictional Worlds :）Do come join us at For The Fictional Worlds Facebook Page | Twitter | Instagram  | Goodreads  | Amazon | 。。。more

Stephanie Fitzgerald ，

DNF。 Just couldn’t get into this one。

Riley Wang ，

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Sadie ，

DNF @ 30%。 I kept waiting for this to pick up， but it never did。 In The Heights this was not。

Cat ，

Gentrification seems to be displacing many people in my cities。 I had no idea Canada was experiencing the same thing， but not surprised。 I could relate to the characters， even though I haven't been a teenagers in decades。 Neighborhoods I've lived in， and currently live in， are changing。 Teens haven't lived long enough to realize how normal this has become。 I liked the friendships and bonding people had in neighborhoods; the sense of community， and the all in this together attitude。 It was intere Gentrification seems to be displacing many people in my cities。 I had no idea Canada was experiencing the same thing， but not surprised。 I could relate to the characters， even though I haven't been a teenagers in decades。 Neighborhoods I've lived in， and currently live in， are changing。 Teens haven't lived long enough to realize how normal this has become。 I liked the friendships and bonding people had in neighborhoods; the sense of community， and the all in this together attitude。 It was interesting to see the development of the teens in this story。 Change is hard， and if it helps a few teens cope， it's done it's job。 Kudos Louisa Onome！ Long story， but good read。I received a Kindle arc from Netgalley in exchange for a fair review。 。。。more

Sarah Sammis ，

Has a This Time Will Be Different vibe。Like Home by Louisa Onomé is a YA novel about a teenage girl trying to save her neighborhood。 On the one hand it has been suffering a slow but steady death of attrition since the shooting death of a girl in an arcade。 On the other hand， gentrification has come and the hold outs are being bought out。http://pussreboots。com/blog/2021/comm。。。 Has a This Time Will Be Different vibe。Like Home by Louisa Onomé is a YA novel about a teenage girl trying to save her neighborhood。 On the one hand it has been suffering a slow but steady death of attrition since the shooting death of a girl in an arcade。 On the other hand， gentrification has come and the hold outs are being bought out。http://pussreboots。com/blog/2021/comm。。。 。。。more

☆ Anushka ☆ ，

★★Oh no， I got lured by the cover。Although I partially enjoyed the plot from Nelo's perspective， I still found the single POV not much up to my liking。In a story where the MC's world revolves around a store that's like home to her and the act of vandalism or gentrification that completely upturns her world， multiple POVs would've suited much better， in an attempt to highlight not just the protagonist's views， but also， all the other important people who grew up alongside her。Personal preferences ★★Oh no， I got lured by the cover。Although I partially enjoyed the plot from Nelo's perspective， I still found the single POV not much up to my liking。In a story where the MC's world revolves around a store that's like home to her and the act of vandalism or gentrification that completely upturns her world， multiple POVs would've suited much better， in an attempt to highlight not just the protagonist's views， but also， all the other important people who grew up alongside her。Personal preferences aside， Like Home barely managed to hook me in from the first page itself， although never wavering from the issues at hand like gentrification， displacing people and property tax。 It's a feel good story， but according to me， it doesn't have the kind of high stakes I was looking for， when I'm the kind of person who enjoys a good made-me-sit-on-the-edge-of-my-seat story。 So I was not as much invested in the story as I wanted to。The characters were interesting in the beginning but the further the story progressed， the more I wanted to close the book and never look at it again。 They sucked so much。 The friendship between Nelo and Kate never faltered， despite the unfortunate circumstances。But， gosh。 These characters are so getting on my nerves。 If you ever come across a person who has done something really terrible to you， would you let them get away easily？ No。 You wouldn't。 There are very few people who would take the high road。 And it really bothers me how a character here， who did something really hurtful， got away with everything without much actual consequences。 It doesn't make sense。And Bo。 There were a few mentions of him here and there， but otherwise he was completely out of the picture。 How am I supposed to judge a character if he's not there？ He was supposed to be a member of the friends circle， but instead， I got a character from another dimension who lurks occasionally， just there to remind me that yes， he exists。 Sorry but I'm not up to occasionally visiting aliens。Despite that， I liked the power that is brought by a strong and united community， and the community of Ginger East is a prime example of that。Ironically， Like Home put me into a reading slump instead of igniting that interest in me， of finishing the story as soon as possible。Had I decided to read this book under different circumstances， maybe I would've liked it much more than present。 But I was not up to wading through this work of fiction， as it didn't have many elements of sarcasm either， although that's understandable since this was not meant to be advertised as a comedy。Overall， I've concluded one thing， for sure， and that is: general （contemporary） fiction such as Like Home is not enjoyed by me as much as I enjoy other genres。 So that was a pretty major disadvantage， along with all the other problems， otherwise， it's a pretty good story， and I might reconsider while picking it up for a re-read。 Actually， I'm never going to re-read it ever again。I haven't read many works of fiction， so I'm not much good at recommending similar titles （I shouldn't be recommending in the first place）， but I think people who love strong protagonists， with a voice that defies all the preconceived notions may have a special place in their heart for this book。 Plus， it has received mostly positive reviews， so it can be liked by others。**All opinions are my own and my review has not， in any way， been influenced by anyone。** 。。。more

HufflepuffPride ，

Such a good book that deals with racism。 Great eye opener for teen readers

Kathy ，

I only made it about half way through before losing interest。 This wants to be a read-alike to The Hate You Give， but exploring gentrification rather than police brutality。 I know that black culture has a lot more verbal sparring and teasing than I am used to， but it seemed like the main character Chinelo was actually angry at a lot of people。 I also didn't like that she hated change so much that she wouldn't even let her mom buy her a bigger bra as she grew。 She loved her neighborhood， but it w I only made it about half way through before losing interest。 This wants to be a read-alike to The Hate You Give， but exploring gentrification rather than police brutality。 I know that black culture has a lot more verbal sparring and teasing than I am used to， but it seemed like the main character Chinelo was actually angry at a lot of people。 I also didn't like that she hated change so much that she wouldn't even let her mom buy her a bigger bra as she grew。 She loved her neighborhood， but it was like she loved it as she remembered it， not as it had become， much less as it was becoming as new people and stores came in， raising the rents for everybody。 I lost interest because maybe it was just me as an adult white lady， but I couldn't understand too many of her actions or relationships or attitudes to feel compelled to finish。 。。。more

Alyssa Orioles ，

In this coming-of-age book， the author takes a great look at how challenging change can be。 Chinelo is going through a huge change of scenery in the place that should be the most familiar to her and all the while she’s having to continue to grow and shift。 In her town， gentrification is occurring along with all of its repercussions。 While I am not the target age for this book， it gave me a better understanding of how gentrification can impact everybody in a community from an inside perspective。 In this coming-of-age book， the author takes a great look at how challenging change can be。 Chinelo is going through a huge change of scenery in the place that should be the most familiar to her and all the while she’s having to continue to grow and shift。 In her town， gentrification is occurring along with all of its repercussions。 While I am not the target age for this book， it gave me a better understanding of how gentrification can impact everybody in a community from an inside perspective。 I enjoyed the contrast between Chinelo and Katie’s look at their home。 Even though their views of the town itself differed， they were glued together by the people who lived there。 。。。more

Mybookscafe ，

As an adult reading this book， definitely took me back to my teenage years。 The feeling of being around my bestfriends our favorite hangout spots and of course the growing pains that comes with being a teenager。I think this story felt so relevant to the current times in America。 It was relatable and very detailed。 I would definitely recommend this book to young adults and teenagers。 It's a great read about friendships， life and family。 As an adult reading this book， definitely took me back to my teenage years。 The feeling of being around my bestfriends our favorite hangout spots and of course the growing pains that comes with being a teenager。I think this story felt so relevant to the current times in America。 It was relatable and very detailed。 I would definitely recommend this book to young adults and teenagers。 It's a great read about friendships， life and family。 。。。more

Ariana 🎐 ，

This was a book of growing up。 Closing circles and accept the changes after we become more mature/adults and go out of school or things like that。 I know the feeling， so I understand it so well。 It wasn’t what I had imagined it when I read the excerpt from Netgalley on last October。 But I liked either way。 Chinelo， our protag， has a shock of reality and goes on a journey of a forcing-face-the-reality and outgrow it。 So many changes happens on one minute and she， who refuses to accept the smalles This was a book of growing up。 Closing circles and accept the changes after we become more mature/adults and go out of school or things like that。 I know the feeling， so I understand it so well。 It wasn’t what I had imagined it when I read the excerpt from Netgalley on last October。 But I liked either way。 Chinelo， our protag， has a shock of reality and goes on a journey of a forcing-face-the-reality and outgrow it。 So many changes happens on one minute and she， who refuses to accept the smallest change on her currently life， feels so alone and confused and mad and sad。 All at one time。She’s adjusting， like her bf and her very well said。 I liked how things went out though。 Either way I could read another thing of the author bc of her way of writing， （points for that “conecting the dots” technique。 Very well used）。 Honestly， if in a future it has an spin-off in form of a long epilogue with the continuum of their lifes， i would DEFINETLY read it。 Kinda missing them already。So I pretty much think thats it。 Bye 。。。more

caro | sanjariti ，

4。5/5 stars RTC

Madison ，

This book has an interesting plot to begin with。 Unfortunately taking 400 pages to say that was way too long it could have been done in 200 pages without all the extra drivel of Romance and Petty friendships。 It’s a bunch of teenage problems that could’ve all been solved if the main character and her best friend has sat in a room and just talked but instead they just went around each other over and over again and it just was overly frustrating instead of enjoyable。 For the protesting and wanting This book has an interesting plot to begin with。 Unfortunately taking 400 pages to say that was way too long it could have been done in 200 pages without all the extra drivel of Romance and Petty friendships。 It’s a bunch of teenage problems that could’ve all been solved if the main character and her best friend has sat in a room and just talked but instead they just went around each other over and over again and it just was overly frustrating instead of enjoyable。 For the protesting and wanting to take the neighbourhood that she lived in and protect it it was drawn out for way too long and could’ve been done in 200 pages that part was interesting but not mentioned enough。I get this book one star because it really needed an editor。 I understand that this is the authors first book and it’s not the greatest 1st foot out the door。 。。。more

Danielle ，

Alas。。。another book where I was lured in by the beautiful cover。 I have got to start learning from my mistakes。。。I can’t say there were many books that I was anticipating in 2021， but this one was high up on ones that I was eager to read。 The cover alone evokes this dreamy， cozy atmosphere about friendships and nostalgia and growing up in this special place you call home， of hanging out at the local diner or going to the movies every weekend with your friends。 THESE were the kinds of vibes that Alas。。。another book where I was lured in by the beautiful cover。 I have got to start learning from my mistakes。。。I can’t say there were many books that I was anticipating in 2021， but this one was high up on ones that I was eager to read。 The cover alone evokes this dreamy， cozy atmosphere about friendships and nostalgia and growing up in this special place you call home， of hanging out at the local diner or going to the movies every weekend with your friends。 THESE were the kinds of vibes that I desperately wanted from this book， while also getting to the root of some more hard-hitting topics like gentrification and protecting your community。 Unfortunately， this book really didn’t live up to those expectations at all。 First off， I went into this thinking it would be YA， and honestly？ I’m still stumped as to what the age range is here， because on the one hand I’m fairly certain the characters are at least 15-16 and in high school， and they do use vulgar language and talk in a way that you’d expect teenagers to talk。 But in all other aspects， this read like a middle grade。 Exhibit A: the sheer number of times that the main character mentions her new bra。 At the beginning of the book， it’s revealed that Nelo is finally ready to start wearing a bra， which causes this big moment where her best friend Kate is like， “AWWW， Nelo is GROWING UP” and teases her， which。。。。 strikes me as incredibly childish？？ Like， this sounds like something friends would tease each other about in sixth grade， not when they’re in high school。 And it didn’t even end there。 ALL throughout this book， Nelo would mention her bra at random points， which just made this book feel a lot more juvenile and like this should be written for younger audiences despite the fact that the characters also use vulgar language。 And considering that they’re high school age， you just wouldn’t make that big a deal over wearing a bra。 Like， you should already be wearing a bra by like 5th or 6th grade。。。So with that being said， I had a hard time rating this book， because I’m obviously not the target audience， even by typical YA standards。 Could this be a great coming-of-age story for black or brown girls like Nelo and Kate？ Absolutely！ But I also think this book suffers from not really deciding whether it wants to be a middle grade or a YA。 I think even 16-year old girls would find this to be too young for them。 Aside from the age range issue， I found myself underwhelmed by the actual plot。 I went in expecting a feel-good novel about friendship while also touching on important social justice issues like gentrification。 And this is definitely what kickstarted the novel and at first seemed like it was going to be a central component。。。。 but then it basically got completely overshadowed by teen angst friendship drama a la group texting， social media， and viral videos。 Like， I would argue that what takes up most of the space in this novel were Nelo and Kate fighting。Which， CAN WE TALK ABOUT KATE。Can we talk about how she literally threw a brick at her own family’s business， which then ignited this movement overnight， leaving many shaken and outraged over who would do this to their community， garnering attention from media outlets， and ultimately leading to what should’ve been a peaceful protest but resulted in violence at the hands of police that left many injured or tear-gassed。 And this whole time， Kate just sits back， knowing full well that she’s what started all of this。 All because， *shrug* Like， I dunno， I just wanted my family move and this was the only way I knew how。” And she doesn’t even seem that remorseful over any of it。 Like， seriously？？ Fuuuuck you。 Take some damn accountability over all of the damage you’ve caused， the fear that you’ve instilled in people。 Oh， but her excuse for that is basically， “Well， everyone knows that things happen like this all the time here， so I figured no one would think anything of it。” So like， she’s fully aware that her neighborhood has a reputation for high crime rate and is deeply stigmatized against， and she completely took advantage of that。。。 only further contributing to this stigma。Again， fuuuuck you， Kate！ And I can’t help but bring race into this。 That， as an Asian American， Kate singlehandedly framed this situation with her family’s store as an instance of vandalism within a predominantly black， low-income neighborhood， which then brought police in and elicited a riot where black and brown people got tear-gassed and physically put in harm’s way。 Everyone assumed that this was just another case of black people being “thugs” and destroying physical property， but it was Kate， who orchestrated the whole thing， who sat back and watched it all unfold， and who ultimately doesn’t have to worry about having this pinned on her or having this be used by others to demonize her race。 And to have Nelo figure all of this out。。。 how did she NOT take that personally？！ How was she just okay with this？ I feel like there was such a missed opportunity to educate Kate on all of this from Nelo’s perspective and the long-term ramifications of what she did。I think that’s ultimately where this book fell flat。 There were some really important issues included in this novel:— gentrification— stigmatization of black， low-income communities—how the media skews information to fit their own bias—what it means （and does NOT mean） to be a good allyBut these issues almost took a backseat to all of the friendship drama that transpired over the course of the novelAnd even then， aside from Kate and Nelo， the other people in their friend group just felt so flat。 One character， Bo is mostly just brought up in conversation， but as far as him as a person？ We pretty much don’t get anything about him， and I think we maaaaybe get a few scenes with him， where he says maybe a few words？ He may as well be a cardboard cutout or a mannequin。 That’s the level of presence we’re dealing with here。 Unfortunately， Nelo’s love interest suffers in the same way。 Basically no personality， and I felt absolutely nothing when him and Nelo had scenes together。All in all， I like the sentiment of this book， how it centers around home and over time as you grow up it starts looking less and less like how you remembered， whether that’s through friendship groups or through other outside forces。 I just thought that the political aspects of this book had a hard time shining through against viral videos and YouTube fame and friendship drama and all of the other things that took precedence in the plot。 。。。more

Libriar ，

3。5 stars。 The reviews on this book about how an act of vandalism at a neighborhood store in a rough part of Toronto sets of a series of events were really good so I had high expectations。 The characters are in high school but the book will appeal to 6th and 7th graders。 I think the story could have been tightened up and I ended up skimming whole sections that struck me as repetitive。

Alanna ，

Stayed for Rafael :）

Anna ，

Received a copy of this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Don’t know what I was really expecting in this book， but it just didn’t do it for me。 The cover is STUNNING but the plot is very。。。 stagnant。 It felt very slow paced and by the end of the book， it felt like nothing had really happened at all。 It had good messages and themes， but in terms of a captivating book， it fell a bit short。 Still worth reading if you want to focus on gentrification， social justice， and p Received a copy of this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Don’t know what I was really expecting in this book， but it just didn’t do it for me。 The cover is STUNNING but the plot is very。。。 stagnant。 It felt very slow paced and by the end of the book， it felt like nothing had really happened at all。 It had good messages and themes， but in terms of a captivating book， it fell a bit short。 Still worth reading if you want to focus on gentrification， social justice， and protests （which are all good things to look into）， just not recommended if you want something that will keep you reading at a quick pace。 None of the characters really resonated with me， and Nelo was honestly an annoying protagonist （watching her make Kate’s problem into her own was frustrating）。 The topic of this book is important， it just wasn’t a thrilling read。 。。。more

gian ，

DNF %81

Bookish Pengu ，

Can somebody tell me why I can't buy this literally anywhere？ I checked amazon， some local retailers ， thalia。de， buecher。de EXCUSE ME I don't want to order it from the UK :（ Can somebody tell me why I can't buy this literally anywhere？ I checked amazon， some local retailers ， thalia。de， buecher。de EXCUSE ME I don't want to order it from the UK :（ 。。。more

Roemer ，

A great debut！ Looking forward to reading whatever this author writes in the future！

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