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A review by skan
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The beginning of this book is very slow and it took a while to get used to LaCour's descriptive writing style. Honestly, I nearly DNFed at that point, but it does get better. I preferred one of the MCs over the other (especially at the beginning), but the narration split between the two felt very uneven, which also contributed to my dislike. That said, the book got much better once the two characters got together.
Graphic: Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Child death
Moderate: Grief, Drug abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Drug use and Murder