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rebi_reads's review
5.0
Thank you so much for @harper360ya for the ARC through @this_is_edelweiss
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I have fallen in love with contemporary- contemporary-romance reads representing the Latinx heritage! So I was extremely happy to start UOAQ and felt throughout the whole book that I am part of Carmen’s big family, her Cuban heritage and that I am still learning a lot!
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This story had a beautiful representation of “growing-up” and growing into a better version of ourselves, leaving the hurtful/ unrighteous events in the past. It was about self-acceptance and second-chances. It was about family, drama, Miami heat, summer and a lot of dance: the story painted by life itself.
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Carmen was a relatable young adult with the life-long quest: outruning the mistakes of the past and making her own happily ever after. I loved her whole messy relationship with her cousin and her second-chance romance.
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Monica has such a beautiful, easily understandable story telling that I was immediately entrapped. The family dinamics, the drama, the shiney Miami and the humor were all the elements that made my reading experience even more special.
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I have fallen in love with contemporary- contemporary-romance reads representing the Latinx heritage! So I was extremely happy to start UOAQ and felt throughout the whole book that I am part of Carmen’s big family, her Cuban heritage and that I am still learning a lot!
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This story had a beautiful representation of “growing-up” and growing into a better version of ourselves, leaving the hurtful/ unrighteous events in the past. It was about self-acceptance and second-chances. It was about family, drama, Miami heat, summer and a lot of dance: the story painted by life itself.
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Carmen was a relatable young adult with the life-long quest: outruning the mistakes of the past and making her own happily ever after. I loved her whole messy relationship with her cousin and her second-chance romance.
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Monica has such a beautiful, easily understandable story telling that I was immediately entrapped. The family dinamics, the drama, the shiney Miami and the humor were all the elements that made my reading experience even more special.
charireads's review
4.0
Carmen lives with her mom in Miami. Three years earlier, there was a falling out with Carmen, her mom, her aunt, and her cousin. Because of this, Carmen never had a Quince. The falling out started when Carmen took her twelve year old cousin, Ariana, to her boyfriend's party (Mauro) and she drank alcohol.. Now Ariana is turning 15 and her mother is throwing her a huge Quince - Carmen has been asked to be on the Corte. This requires spending a lot of time with her cousin and aunt while rehearsing for the danza sorpresa.
Carmen also needs to finish a job during the summer to get her missed high school diploma. She ends up working with her best friend, Waverly, at Dreams Come True. She had to dress up as Belle and perform for children at parties. The Beast was late and finally showed up and it wasn’t the boy who normally played him. Carmen recognized the voice and it was Mauro.
The book focuses on the conflict between Carmen and her relatives and Carmen and Mauro.
#Netgalley #OnceUponAQuinceanera
Carmen also needs to finish a job during the summer to get her missed high school diploma. She ends up working with her best friend, Waverly, at Dreams Come True. She had to dress up as Belle and perform for children at parties. The Beast was late and finally showed up and it wasn’t the boy who normally played him. Carmen recognized the voice and it was Mauro.
The book focuses on the conflict between Carmen and her relatives and Carmen and Mauro.
#Netgalley #OnceUponAQuinceanera
booklovewithmelanie's review
3.0
3.5
Really enjoyed the ending and overall it's a cute contemporary with an interesting back drop of the story.
Really enjoyed the ending and overall it's a cute contemporary with an interesting back drop of the story.
dawnpage25's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
peixotodust's review
5.0
Wow. This book pulled me in from the first chapter. As someone that is Hispanic, this story felt so relatable from the family dynamics to the Spanglish. I loved how this book had romance and so much humor. The message of the book was beautiful too. 10/10 recommend!
opalescence's review
3.0
Definitely had saggy middle syndrome. Act 1 and 3 almost felt like a completely different book than Act 2 because Act 2 was all character-driven with little plot movement. Act 3 had all the pay-offs, but I was not engaged in the Act 2 “petty” conflicts compared to the grand scale of cultural values on forgiveness and family.
Act 3 was definitely the strongest. The author obviously knows her craft and she had an interesting concept with the party princess and quinceanera concept, but the book still fell flat for me.
I do look forward to reading more from this author in the future though. I gave Bardugo’s first book 3 stars, and now her 4th is my all-time favorite.
Act 3 was definitely the strongest. The author obviously knows her craft and she had an interesting concept with the party princess and quinceanera concept, but the book still fell flat for me.
I do look forward to reading more from this author in the future though. I gave Bardugo’s first book 3 stars, and now her 4th is my all-time favorite.
carriewnettles's review
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Most of the people surrounding the narrator are truly awful people and they do not do the work of redeeming their awful selves