It is1976 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the apartheid is at its height. Johannesburg is a divided city and Ruby Winters is finding it hard to cope. On top of all her adolescent worries, she has to think about her time spent at home.

All Ruby’s life, her parents Annabel and David have taught her that race, creed and colour don’t matter and that everyone is equal, but when Ruby makes friends with an Afrikaans girl, they start to question their parenting skills.

Balancing school life with home life proves difficult for Ruby and she ends up living in constant fear that people will find out there is a black guest living inside her home.

This book was a very good read. Ruby is a realistic character and I think Glass chose her very well. When I started reading, I felt like I could relate to Ruby with all the problems we shared. I admired her for keeping all the secrets as well.

The story flowed really well and I wanted to keep reading throughout, until the end where I felt confused and completely let down.

All in all this book was very good and I would say any girl over the age of thirteen would enjoy it.

9/10.