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emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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? Yes
3.5
Flores and Miss Paula started a bit slow but I decided to give this ARC a chance and I'm glad I did. This book beautifully captures the strains, parallels, and challenges of ever-evolving mother-daughter relationships. The author did well at personalizing each character. At first, I was confused about why we needed people with different backgrounds, but it was important to highlight the different systems impacting and influencing both women. The author also did well highlighting how different grief can look when losing one person (husband/father). At a certain point, we all realize our parents were individuals first, and this story captures that along with adjustments parents make when their children are decision-making adults/caregivers. Themes highlighted through the story included: relationships, grief, minorities and immigrants, infidelity/relationship challenges, growth, and business. This book would be great for book clubs, parents, and teens of various demographics and I plan on passing it along for others to read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death