Wow! That story was very compelling, I’m not gonna lie. The main character has a very distinct voice which I loved! At no point did it come across as boring or slow. Indian-American Muay Thai fighter teen, Kareena Thakkar experiences an extraordinary coming of age through friendship, cultural experiences, family, romance, and fighting. She struggles against sexism and questioning the appropriateness women to partake in such a sport. Not only that, but she also has to overcome identity struggles. Readers need more inspiring, diverse books like this one.

Even with all the positive things there are to say about this book, there are also some criticism I have about for it. There was needless backstory dumping and excuses as to why things were to satisfy the reader. We can live without knowing the smallest of unnecessary details that’ll take up paragraphs and we don’t need excuses.

I highly recommend this book to anyone that loves sports-related MG/YA or Manga/Graphic Novels.

**Thank you Netgalley, Sajni Patel, and North Star Editions for the opportunity to read digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.**