Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity by Angela Velez

3.83 AVERAGE

coffin_flop's review against another edition

5.0
hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
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mamawantsbooks's review

2.5
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bcat0124's review against another edition

5.0
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: Yes
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theromanticace's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous lighthearted reflective 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
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selysrivera's review

4.0
hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
A heartwarming story about sisterhood and finding identity as a young adult growing up between Latinx values of family and the American cultural traditions of college and dating. 
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bigs's review

4.0
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: Yes
A sweet coming of age story that I had to buy after finding out the author is local to me! I loved seeing how she adapted Pitt, but more than that, how she balanced the family’s dynamic on a classic road trip, coming of age story
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betiana's review

5.0
I couldn’t wait to finish another book I’m reading when my friendly bookstore told me Lulu and Milagro was available. What a lovely coming of age story. It acknowledges that immigrant parents are an added source of pressure, but centers the story on the sisters who need to break out of their family roles to become who they can be. I love that their mom is religious but wears tight pants. Those little details underscore why authentic voices matter.
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rubylu_reads's review against another edition

4.0

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Thank you so much to Harper Collins and Edelweiss for the opportunity to read this book!

I really enjoyed this one and found it really different to anything else I’ve read before - especially in the YA contemporary genre. The romance was brilliant but didn’t take over the story which I appreciated as I liked that the main focus was on sisterhood. The dual perspective between the two sisters was really well executed and I’ll definitely be reading more of Angela Velez’s books in the future.

My favourite character was definitely Lulu as I love reading about nerdy main characters… I can relate

ericah31's review

3.5
adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

purple_bison's review

3.5
adventurous 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: Yes