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ilikebooks_okay's review against another edition
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.5
This was so heartbreakingly beautiful. A story of two sisters whos dad with two lives dies and they find out each other exist. This is a story about greif but also a story about the bonds of family and friends and supporting each other during these hard times.
"So he created a theatre of his life / & got lost in all the different roles he had to play."
I've really been falling deeper and deeper in love with verse. It's so simply written but also so emotive, this is defiently the saddest verse I've read though which is why it took me way longer to read it then I had imagined I found myself having to take breaks, the sisters emotions so intense.
"You can't run from what hurts you or like a dog smelling fear that greif will just keep chasing with ever sharp teeth."
I also really loved seeing the Dominican Republic in this book, exploring the culture and society was just amazing and so insightful and following mainly women living hear was really empowering to read.
" She is a nurturer but she is also a ferocious defender. / remember that to walk this world, you must be kind / but also fierce."
"So he created a theatre of his life / & got lost in all the different roles he had to play."
I've really been falling deeper and deeper in love with verse. It's so simply written but also so emotive, this is defiently the saddest verse I've read though which is why it took me way longer to read it then I had imagined I found myself having to take breaks, the sisters emotions so intense.
"You can't run from what hurts you or like a dog smelling fear that greif will just keep chasing with ever sharp teeth."
I also really loved seeing the Dominican Republic in this book, exploring the culture and society was just amazing and so insightful and following mainly women living hear was really empowering to read.
" She is a nurturer but she is also a ferocious defender. / remember that to walk this world, you must be kind / but also fierce."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Death, and Death of parent
emi1111iiii's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
lilacsophie's review against another edition
emotional
sad
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Rape, Trafficking, and Pedophilia
Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Vomit
plane crash, premature baby, homebirth,anna_j's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma
and_thats_the_tay's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
5.0
This đź‘Ź is đź‘Ź why đź‘Ź I đź‘Ź read!
Clap When You Land takes the place as my fav book (and cover) of 2021! Elizabeth Acevedo is an effortless writer and I can’t wait to read ALL of her books.
“Camino waits for the summers when her father will return to the Dominican Republic. Yahaira hates when her father leaves NYC for business each summer. Yet these feelings of yearning will nowhere reach the magnitude of grief they each feel when they learn their father has perished in a plane crash or the shock in realizing that their father led a double life, with two separate wives…and daughters. Papi’s death uncovers his untruthful life, but it uncovers so much more than that, including the power of sisterhood and the love he had for his two children.”
This book was everything. Even though it was written in verse, I felt like I understood the characters better than I usually do even with books where the authors fills the whole page with words. Every literary choice Acevedo made was intentional. No word hit the page unless it was necessary to convey Camino and Yahaira’s feelings, which I found to be a beautiful demonstration of restraint and purpose.
You can tell that every stanza, punctuation mark, and stylistic choice was so well thought out. For instance, before the girls know of each other, their narrative sections of the book are distinct and end and begin with obvious chapter breaks. But when they learn of each other’s existence and being to communicate + connect, their sections of the book being to blend, until you can’t even tell which sister is narrating.
I don’t want to give too much away, but trust me— put this YA novel on your TBR! CWYL is not only an entrancing read, but also a testament to the beauty of familial and feminine bonds and the reality that family is messy and imperfect, but it is what makes makes and keeps us whole.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
mannifran's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, and Sexual assault
elisabethjoe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking
Minor: Violence and Terminal illness
itsmeyseniab's review against another edition
emotional
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
5.0
ELIZABETH ACEVEDO STRIKES AGAIN!
I will say that, out of her three books, this description was my least favorite. BOY WAS I WRONG. This story was phenomenal!!
I loved how this novel was told from two perspectives, and believe that it made the novel so much stronger. We got to witness the girls' reactions to their Papi's death (and his secrets) first-hand and the contrast Elizabeth Acevedo created in both the girls' personalities, locations, and lifestyles was very intriguing! This novel definitely touched on some difficult topics such as death, grief and sexual assault, but it was done in a very respectable way.
I LOVED all of the characters - especially our main characters Camino and Yahaira. I enjoyed reading from both of their perspectives equally (which is interesting because usually that is not the case for me!) and I connected to both of them in different ways. Their resiliency throughout the novel was heartwarming and getting to see their relationship develop over the course of the novel was incredible and brought tears to my eyes. I just love the way that Elizabeth Acevedo writes about intricate family dynamics.
Much like The Poet X, I really enjoyed how this novel was written in verse, and also like The Poet X I thought the audiobook was FLAWLESS. Overall, I thought this story was heartbreaking, raw and beautiful; I would recommend this to anyone who loves found family, novels written in verse or those who just adore Elizabeth Acevedo's work as much as I do!
I will say that, out of her three books, this description was my least favorite. BOY WAS I WRONG. This story was phenomenal!!
I loved how this novel was told from two perspectives, and believe that it made the novel so much stronger. We got to witness the girls' reactions to their Papi's death (and his secrets) first-hand and the contrast Elizabeth Acevedo created in both the girls' personalities, locations, and lifestyles was very intriguing! This novel definitely touched on some difficult topics such as death, grief and sexual assault, but it was done in a very respectable way.
I LOVED all of the characters - especially our main characters Camino and Yahaira. I enjoyed reading from both of their perspectives equally (which is interesting because usually that is not the case for me!) and I connected to both of them in different ways. Their resiliency throughout the novel was heartwarming and getting to see their relationship develop over the course of the novel was incredible and brought tears to my eyes. I just love the way that Elizabeth Acevedo writes about intricate family dynamics.
Much like The Poet X, I really enjoyed how this novel was written in verse, and also like The Poet X I thought the audiobook was FLAWLESS. Overall, I thought this story was heartbreaking, raw and beautiful; I would recommend this to anyone who loves found family, novels written in verse or those who just adore Elizabeth Acevedo's work as much as I do!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Death, Rape, and Pedophilia
santreads's review against another edition
emotional
sad
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
4.5
beautiful writing. the way grief was portrayed - uff.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
ismendes's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape
Moderate: Medical content