"Masterly. . . Sensitively explores togetherness, aloneness, betrayal and love" -- Meg Wolitzer * New York Times *
"A glorious celebration of love, friendship and betrayal that draws attention to the increasingly difficult problem of retaining one's own identity in a time of obsessive social media." -- Sally Morris * Daily Mail *
"A must-read for any child at secondary school... I can't think of any contemporary children's author who is as good at humanising teenagers and conveying the business of growing up." -- Alex O'Connell * The Times, Books of the Year *
"A touching and gentle love story... Stead is respectful of individuality and generous, witty and nonjudgemental about the confusion caused by falling in love." -- Julia Eccleshare * Guardian, The Best of 2015 *
"A deft and witty coming of age drama" * Independent *
"A novel that tackles big themes in a wry understated way." * Martin Chilton, The Telegraph *
"An extraordinary novel" * Washington Post, The Best Children's Books of 2015 *
"Bittersweet story from multi-award-winner Stead. Highly recommended." * The Bookseller, Fiona Noble *
"Memorable story about female friendships, silly bets, different kinds of love, and bad decisions is authentic in detail and emotion-another Stead hallmark." * Publishers Weekly, starred review *
"Superb" * Kirkus, starred review *
"Immensely satisfying" * School Library Journal, starred review *
"Winsome, bighearted and altogether rewarding" * Booklist, starred review *
"Full of ideas, insight and real depth, this beautifully told story examines love and friendship in all their forms, and asks us all to think about who we are" * Andrea Reece, Lovereading Book of the Month *
"This eloquent story of friendship, first love, and identity will resonate powerfully with readers" * VOYA, starred review *
"This astonishingly profound novel is not your average middle-school friendship tale" * The Horn Book, starred review *
"Deeply empathetic and honest" * Boston Globe, The Best Books of 2015 *
"An emotional coming-of-age novel in a technological age" * Inis *
"The new experiences and complicated feelings that are the rite of passage through which early adolescents must tread are artfully told through engaging and plausible characters." * The School Librarian *
"I don't know how Stead manages to be so wise, so playful and so joyous in every single sentence she writes. It's blissful reading." -- Anna James * A Case For Books *
"As always, New York springs to life under Stead's pen... a pleasure to read from start to finish" * MinervaReads *