I really enjoyed this book - the characters are interesting and distinctive and the plot is well-crafted. We find out the history of Yvonne and Emma's friendship through a series of flashbacks which sometimes start abruptly. I was a little annoyed by Yvonne's failure to tell Emma about Lewis several times when she had an opportunity, but this was essential to the plot, as I found out later. Kiama is well-depicted as a confused teenager trying to find out who he really is. The ending was satisfying.

Netgalley very kindly sent me this book. I chose it because I thought much of it was set in Kenya and I love reading descriptions of countries I haven’t visited, but I was disappointed by the lack of description and atmosphere of that country.
I also didn’t really take to any of the characters.
That said, it was a great story and I enjoyed reading it.