Across a Hundred Mountains by Reyna Grande

3.93 AVERAGE

book_concierge's review

3.0
Painful subject matter - two young women who search across the Mexico/US border for their fathers and for forgiveness. Juana is only 12 when her father leaves for "el otro lado" (the other side); when he hasn't returned in three years she sets out to find him. Adelina is am American running from a bad situation at home and now working as a prostitute in Tijuana. The girls meet up and try to help one another. Compelling story, but the author needs to work on her craft.

linneadaniels's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

luna_bear's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

kschmoldt's review

4.0
I was a big fan of Reyna Grande's memoir, so I thought I'd give this one a chance. It was excellent, albeit a tad confusing until it all came together at the end. Definitely give it a read.

lindseyzank's review

3.0
3.5
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abbygiordano12's review

5.0
I absolutely adored this novel.

mslaura's review against another edition

2.5
sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

midwinteraz's review against another edition

3.0
The story puts a human face on the immigration story, away from the hype and hyperbole of the evening news. I found the chapters to be too short and choppy for me, but the story is compelling and makes for a quick read.
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ailiscr32's review against another edition

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I loved this book and the story it told. The twist was good, and even though you see it coming it was still good. Instead of twist to purely shock you, it was set up in such a way that it wasn't really a surprise to discover so much as a confirmation of what you already suspected
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freddy_confetti's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Beautiful storytelling of a sad story.