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Loca by Alejandro Heredia
3.0
Childhood friends Sal and Charo relive their chaotic Dominican early years as they navigate life as young adult immigrants in New York City. The many friends and acquaintances each meets along their journeys are colorful, troubled, and caring in their own fractured ways. I found their stories sad but filled with hopes for better things in their futures and the fortitude to finally examine themselves to find what they truly want and need to move forward.
Their struggles growing up - poverty, sexual identity, violence, and family issues - follow them throughout their lives, but help them grow and accept themselves, identify their own wants and needs, and play a role in their adult relationships.
At times the book was hard to follow as the transitions between present and past were difficult to navigate, much like the lives of Sal and Charo. Overall, a great novel written from the heart.
Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Shuster for allowing me the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Their struggles growing up - poverty, sexual identity, violence, and family issues - follow them throughout their lives, but help them grow and accept themselves, identify their own wants and needs, and play a role in their adult relationships.
At times the book was hard to follow as the transitions between present and past were difficult to navigate, much like the lives of Sal and Charo. Overall, a great novel written from the heart.
Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Shuster for allowing me the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.