The premise here is refreshing: identical twins Maya and Nikki are growing apart for the first time, as Nikki embraces their neighborhood's transformation from the hood to "up and coming", while Maya feels like the trendy neighborhood welcomes everyone but the working-class black citizens who have always lived there. Maya doesn't understand why Nikki would want anything different than what they've always planned. Nikki doesn't understand why Maya has to be an activist before everything else.
The book stays mostly in slice of life territory, and manages to discuss things like racial heritage and microaggressions without the angst and drama many teen books crank up to 11.

The writing is stilted and stiff in places, and some of the dialogue turns after school special la-di-da, which is a shame because otherwise I would rate it higher. Good story, solid observations about life, and I really enjoyed the characters of the best friend with a rough home life and the wise but over-committed dad.