“Mary-Anne has captured the essence of the young NZ male and packaged him up, given him lots of great people he can learn from in his life and made an unpreachy but with good lessons book to read.”

— Bridget Schaumann

“I highly recommend this book. The relationships are so unique and so well drawn that I found myself completely immersed in the story with 100% emotional investment. I bawled my eyes out which hasn't happened to me since A Monster Calls. Not just for teens - adults will find much to enjoy here as well.”

— Rachael, via GoodReads

“Great story, great ending, very well structured and written, believable characters and strong themes for teenage readers. Get this, it will be popular.”

— Bobs Books Blog

“Good work dealing with difficult teenage topics in a realistic manner Mary-anne. An important Young Adult book dealing with relationships and dealing with mistakes.”

— Belinda Cullen-Reid, via GoodReads

“I really enjoyed this story about a typical Kiwi teenager dealing with the consequences of his actions. Saying that, it’s not preachy or moralistic in any way, just a natural progression from choices made. The characters of Elliot and Arnie are magnificent and I think this novel is even better than this kiwi author’s first teen novel. “

— WhatBookNext.com