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Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
A tender, raw love story perfect for fans of All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Emily is stuck. Lost. Floundering as she tries to live up to her only somewhat self-imposed role as the “easy” daughter. Sarah is broken. Let down by virtually every adult in her life, she runs away from home at 16. Years later, Sarah and Emily meet, only briefly, at Yerba Buena. But, true to form, author Nina Lacour doesn’t allow the two women’s love story to begin so simply, so flawlessly. Their fledgling relationship is fraught with issues borne from their respective traumas, but it’s incredibly satisfying to see them truly come together in the end.
This isn’t escapism romance. It’s not light, fluffy, stop-it-I-can’t-handle-the-cuteness romance. It’s a love story that acknowledges that, first and foremost, we’re people with our own, sometimes traumatic, histories, and we bring all of that into our relationships with other people, both romantic or not. Yerba Buena was incredible - poignant, heartbreaking, tender. This is a must read for 2022.
Emily is stuck. Lost. Floundering as she tries to live up to her only somewhat self-imposed role as the “easy” daughter. Sarah is broken. Let down by virtually every adult in her life, she runs away from home at 16. Years later, Sarah and Emily meet, only briefly, at Yerba Buena. But, true to form, author Nina Lacour doesn’t allow the two women’s love story to begin so simply, so flawlessly. Their fledgling relationship is fraught with issues borne from their respective traumas, but it’s incredibly satisfying to see them truly come together in the end.
This isn’t escapism romance. It’s not light, fluffy, stop-it-I-can’t-handle-the-cuteness romance. It’s a love story that acknowledges that, first and foremost, we’re people with our own, sometimes traumatic, histories, and we bring all of that into our relationships with other people, both romantic or not. Yerba Buena was incredible - poignant, heartbreaking, tender. This is a must read for 2022.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Drug abuse