⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
(3.5 rounded up)

Living in London and the daughter of two Ghanaian immigrants, our main character, Maddie, has a lot on her plate. Not only is she the primary caregiver for her father, but she also hates her job, doesn’t have many friends, and her romantic options seem non-existent. In sum: she feels miles behind where she, and others, expected at 25. After (FINALLY) moving out and starting to live life for herself, tragedy strikes and Maddie blames herself. The rest of the novel follows as she navigates her own grief, abandonment of her mother (and to some extent, brother), career, and relationships.