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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
>I love Alaine & her dad
>Love the mixed media entries (journal, email, texts)
>Love the resolution with her mom & aunt
>But what about Stanford boy?
>Interesting inclusion of magical realism & how it effects people/their perspectives/mindsets
>I was quickly sucked in with Alaine's voice & story. She's funny & dynamic & dramatic, kinda reminds me of YouTubers my daughter loves to watch TBH.
>It was pretty evenly paced until the arrest
>Appreciate the education on Haiti & foreign aid
>Wish it had a recommended reading and/or charity list that actually help Haiti
>Totally open for more adventures of Alaine
>3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
>Easily recommendable for all YA contemporary fans
>Love the mixed media entries (journal, email, texts)
>Love the resolution with her mom & aunt
>But what about Stanford boy?
>Interesting inclusion of magical realism & how it effects people/their perspectives/mindsets
>I was quickly sucked in with Alaine's voice & story. She's funny & dynamic & dramatic, kinda reminds me of YouTubers my daughter loves to watch TBH.
>It was pretty evenly paced until the arrest
>Appreciate the education on Haiti & foreign aid
>Wish it had a recommended reading and/or charity list that actually help Haiti
>Totally open for more adventures of Alaine
>3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
>Easily recommendable for all YA contemporary fans
I love the way the plot unfolded- loved the style in which I became engrossed with Alaine and was able to know her. The character development was amazing!
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5
I love the setting and the descriptions. I often couldn't stand the main character.
I love the setting and the descriptions. I often couldn't stand the main character.
Dnf’d because I didn’t care for the characters and the plot was so messed up
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
I enjoyed this novel. It was fun, witty, enlightening and emotional at times. I personally related to one of the main topics in the story and so, some of the passages concerning that topic really had me in my feelings. Really good read.
I picked up this book for a couple of reasons , first I wanted to read more books written by black authors , I liked the cover , and I had recently gotten into the history of Haiti and Haitian folk music . I am so glad I picked up this book! I really enjoyed Alaine as a character and seeing the development and growth she goes through . I also learned more about a country that is often portrayed in one way in society from a different perspective. The book was easy to read and I liked the writing style , I could not tell that there were two authors and I enjoyed the post cards, diary entries and notes . I plan on reading the sister other book“ One of the good ones “ in the near future and will be recommending this book to friends and family! :)
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
This is the story of Alaine and her family. Alaine lives a comfortable life in the United States with her father. Her parents are divorced, and her mom is a famous journalist that travels the world. Her parent's roots are from Haiti and Alaine has quite a bit of family still living there. When an incident happens with her mother and Alaine, she is forced to go to Haiti for a school project. She spends several months with her mom and her mom's family in Haiti trying to retrace the roots of a known family curse. Alaine's mom is not a believer in the curse, but her mom's twin sister is deeply invested in getting the curse broken. As Alaine works to break a family curse, she gets a chance to know her mother, her family (and secrets they have kept) and Haiti.
This was a good book. It was a fast read, even thought it was over 400 pages. It is well written and the characters are likable. I think it flowed pretty well, and even though it is a work of fiction, I did learn a good bit about Haiti. The protagonist, Alaine, is a teenager, so this book teeters between a YA and adult fiction, and I think is enjoyable for either demographic. I could see my almost 17 year old daughter identifying with Alaine and enjoying her hunt to break her family's curse.
This was a good book. It was a fast read, even thought it was over 400 pages. It is well written and the characters are likable. I think it flowed pretty well, and even though it is a work of fiction, I did learn a good bit about Haiti. The protagonist, Alaine, is a teenager, so this book teeters between a YA and adult fiction, and I think is enjoyable for either demographic. I could see my almost 17 year old daughter identifying with Alaine and enjoying her hunt to break her family's curse.