I loved this book and ripped through it (not that hard with it in verse). I truly had no idea what to expect, so this was super enjoyable. It was a great comparison between a New York setting and a Dominican Republican setting. And the connecting dot is the same father with two families. Even that shocker is viewed differently between the two families. But when that connecting dot/father dies in a plane crash, the two families struggle and the two daughters realize each other's existence. Sometimes I wonder why books are written in verse vs. prose. I think I'm slowly starting to realize that it sets the mood, and the words and placement of words are so exact there is no other way to demonstrate the feelings and thoughts. And this book exemplifies the greatness of a moving story coupled with amazing writing.
5/5 stars
I loved this book and ripped through it (not that hard with it in verse). I truly had no idea what to expect, so this was super enjoyable. It was a great comparison between a New York setting and a Dominican Republican setting. And the connecting dot is the same father with two families. Even that shocker is viewed differently between the two families. But when that connecting dot/father dies in a plane crash, the two families struggle and the two daughters realize each other's existence. Sometimes I wonder why books are written in verse vs. prose. I think I'm slowly starting to realize that it sets the mood, and the words and placement of words are so exact there is no other way to demonstrate the feelings and thoughts. And this book exemplifies the greatness of a moving story coupled with amazing writing.
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December 2023
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