Only for five minutes - the next 30 years you‘ll be rotting in jail where nobody could care less about you. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. I feel like there are still questions to be answered so would love to see a sequel but I also appreciate and respect the idea that not every story has a happy ending and sometimes we are left without annswers. Although it’s aimed at a younger audience, I still found the story to be interesting, gripping and heartwarming.

Cynthia and her family are relocating to the country from London after the tragic killing of her older brother. It’s something else that is inevitable and Candice details how sometimes you may never let go of your grief. As a black woman yet to have children Candice has brought me a different perspective to things such as black children and private schooling and as the book rightly states our community needs to be able to access a diversity of the black parenting experience. She finds herself unexpectedly intertwined between two brothers - Thomas, head boy and Isaac, his adopted Black brother.Having read IANYBM I already had a feel for and liked Candice Brathwaite's writing but admittedly was a little apprehensive about how her style would feel within a fiction novel. From family and money to black hair and fashion, as well as colourism and relationships between people of different races, this is a fascinating read that will launch some much-needed conversations, between Sistas and Sisters alike.

There she is met with microagressions straight away—from teachers who do not bother learning to pronounce her name, to students gossiping about 'gangs killing each other in London' and desribing her natural afro hair as 'unkempt'. I will push it aside to let the other person know that although I’m hurt or angry, I still love them.

From family and money to Black hair and fashion, as well as relationships between people of different races and colourism, this will be a fascinating read that will have another profound impact on conversations about Black Lives Matter. Cuts Both Ways tells the story of Cynthia—a 16-year-old from North London—who just moved to Buckinghamshire with her parents following the tragic loss of her brother. Now, whilst I don't want to take away the subject matter from this book, I really feel that this book lacked a plot. Candice Brathwaite is the hugely popular influencer and founder of Make Motherhood Diverse - an online initiative that aims to encourage a more accurately representative and diverse depiction of motherhood in the media.

We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. Candice has caught the feeling of current teens - at least as far as I, a mumble years old bookseller, can tell!For non-fiction, her writing is clear of judgement as she invites you to relate/understand her experiences. Unfortunately, the pacing felt a little off, and the last few chapters happened way too quickly - it seemed a bit rushed and as a result, the closure/ ambiguity was less effective than it could have been, in my opinion. Candice offers her experience, opinions and hopes in one of the most honest and beautifully worded books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Written in Candice’s trademark straight-talking, warm and funny style, it will delight her fans, old and new. But how many people think about the loved ones and families left to deal with the aftermath of a senseless loss of life in the streets?