Candice Carty-Williams

Sapphire is the hot-headed leader of the Red Roses in an area where gang loyalty is all that matters. When she meets a boy called Apollo on her way to Notting Hill Carnival, she forms an instant bond with him. She thinks he could be the one. Until she discovers he's a member of rival gang, the Gold Teeth.

A West Side Story

Notting Hill Carnival

Sapphire is the hot-headed leader of the Red Roses in an area where gang loyalty is all that matters. But after a tragic event, Sapphire vows to leave her old life, friends and her gang behind. Life without the Red Roses and the violence that always followed them is certainly quieter. When she meets a boy called Apollo on her way to Notting Hill Carnival, she forms an instant bond with him. She thinks he could be the one. Until she discovers he's a member of rival gang, the Gold Teeth. Will she ever escape her past with the Red Roses, and how many lives will be ruined until she does? Funny, emotional and raw, with the Notting Hill Carnival acting as the backdrop of this retelling of West Side Story, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Queenie.

Notting Hill Carnival (Quick Reads)

mary ˚୨୧⋆｡˚

It was a really quick and cute reading, 4 stars because i really love Sapphire, she’s a great and inspiring (in a way) character

2 stars - you get like 2-3 chapters on Notting Hill Carnival. And they (the characters) barely go to carnival in the meager 100 pages of this book. A letdown, tbh. And the love story was weak...

Notting Hill Carnival A West Side Story

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