Gritty, urban, streetwise story shot through acerbic wit and compassionate humour like letters through candy rock, empowering and investing hope in young people to create their own future while respecting their past
The School Librarian
This bitter-sweet story hurtles towards its inevitable conclusion, which is both frustratingly honest and overwhelmingly powerful. It is a heart-wrenching love story that will exert its power over you long after the book is finished
Claudia Mody
The Bookseller
Rai's snappily-written dialogue and stream-of-consciousness narrative create a vivid, fast-moving take on the Romeo & Juliet story
Booktrust
This is a novel which challenges assumptions abour race, gender roles and family loyalties
Irish Times
It is well executed with convincing dialogue, humour and lively and believable main characters acting as teenagers of today do
Inis