This was SUCH A FUN BOOK. 
 The main character is Deaf, and it was so cool to see the world through her eyes. It definitely made me want to be more generous and kind to people who are different from me. 
 Characters: I absolutely LOVED Julia (the main character) and her sassy, no-nonsense attitude. She felt very real, and I honestly feel like I have a different perspective on being Deaf because of her. The other characters were fun and diverse, but Julia is the only one that REALLY sticks out. 
 Plot: It's a bit different than your typical contemporary. Julia's a graffiti artist, so it's also super fun to read about that culture and that world. I loved how she described being an artist (although I'm not necessarily saying I support going out and defacing public property). 
 Writing: For the most part, the writing was excellent. The way that she conveyed Deafness and ASL seemed very realistic to me (and matched what I'd learned from 3 years of ASL in school). I loved how sometimes she would describe the signs in addition to just writing out what they mean, so as someone who knows ASL I could "see" what was being signed sometimes. I also love that the dialogue between Julia and hearing people was often disjointed and filled with communication barriers - as it is in real life. 
 The only thing I didn't like about the writing was that occasionally there were a few pages of "clunky" writing. Sometimes the writing gave us more information on Julia's feelings than I thought we needed, and was more "telling" than "showing." But overall, great writing and great representation. 
 Content Advisory: There is a fair amount of language (as is realistic for a girl in high school, probably), but not like a TON. There's one kissing scene but it's just a page and you can skim through it if you want. Only other thing: Julia has two moms as parents, just so you're aware. 
 (view spoiler)[ I also LOVED how art was used in the book. I guess that's not actually a spoiler, but I didn't know there would be illustrations beforehand and I really like having it be a surprise. REAL SPOILER: I wasn't sure how I felt about YP being the other graffiti artist. That was the one part of the book I wasn't super fond of, at least at first. (hide spoiler)] 
 If you're looking for some diversity or a fresh voice, or for a wild ride of a book, go pick this up.