raethereviewer 's review for:

Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted

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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This book has kept me up past 1 AM for the last two nights (mind you, I’m usually in bed by 11) and for good reason! The immigrant experience hit super close to home for me, as did the references to purity culture. I loved the disability rep and how the different aspects of Vero’s identity affected her. This book brings up really interesting questions and I love seeing the way Verònica grows as a person throughout it. I’m also a fan of family drama so I was on the edge of my seat for that last quarter.