A review by blynecessity
Where We Go from Here by Lucas Rocha

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. This book is, like... good. Really, really good. I was worried it'd be too much of a romance or try to shoehorn the HIV in, but this was a freaking beautiful read. 
I think part of what caught me off guard about this book was that there were three well-developed main characters, when I was expecting two of the POV characters to carry the one MC. Another nice thing is that there were lots of feelings, but this didn't feel like two-dimensional anger or frustration or romantic affection. And! Speaking of affection, there was so much platonic, fraternal, and parental love on display here, and it was well-executed. 
I think seeing things from all three MCs' points of view was honestly an amazing (if risky) decision. The delivery of the info of medications and side effects, misconceptions and stigma would have been really clunky if it had all been delivered to one MC or at one time. Instead, this book showed that it was well-written, well-edited, and well-translated by pulling on my heartstrings without being cliche, and by introducing so may memorable characters in such a short book.
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