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A review by heatheray
Buried by Selena Laurence
5.0
I think Buried is my favorite Selena Laurence book to date. I think I say that with every book, but seriously, it is. It touched my heart so much. Without getting into a political rant, I have seen this happen more than once and it breaks my heart. Parents do not bring their children up over the border via a coyote unless there are no other options, they feel like life will end if they don’t take the risk. It is one of the most dangerous things that you can do and I can only imagine the desperation a parent is facing if they take that route.
That’s what happened to Juan. His mom brought him up over the border and then she is deported later. His life fell apart. He knows how much she risked to keep him out of Mexico, to shield him. He turned to the Reyes Hispanos and in turn gets sent to prison for his involvement in a drive by.
I loved Beth, that girl doesn’t take no for an answer and she goes after what she wants. Juan tells her to stay away over and over and she doesn’t. She wants to find the Juan she knew and loved all those years ago, the Juan that grew up next door and was best friends with her brother, the Juan who was a part of her family.
There is so much more going on in Juan’s life and it is a dangerous life she is attempting to step into. She won’t let him go through this on his own. She won’t let him slip away again.
I just felt this story deep inside of me. I’ve seen the desperation and fear in peoples’ eyes. I’ve seen my own husband worried about family that are still in Mexico because of everything that is going on down there right now. I felt those feelings in Buried, just the repercussions of choices made.
It was just a beautiful love story full of action and drama and she managed to tie it in with the Lush series. :)
Thank you so much for my copy of Buried!
That’s what happened to Juan. His mom brought him up over the border and then she is deported later. His life fell apart. He knows how much she risked to keep him out of Mexico, to shield him. He turned to the Reyes Hispanos and in turn gets sent to prison for his involvement in a drive by.
I loved Beth, that girl doesn’t take no for an answer and she goes after what she wants. Juan tells her to stay away over and over and she doesn’t. She wants to find the Juan she knew and loved all those years ago, the Juan that grew up next door and was best friends with her brother, the Juan who was a part of her family.
There is so much more going on in Juan’s life and it is a dangerous life she is attempting to step into. She won’t let him go through this on his own. She won’t let him slip away again.
I just felt this story deep inside of me. I’ve seen the desperation and fear in peoples’ eyes. I’ve seen my own husband worried about family that are still in Mexico because of everything that is going on down there right now. I felt those feelings in Buried, just the repercussions of choices made.
It was just a beautiful love story full of action and drama and she managed to tie it in with the Lush series. :)
Thank you so much for my copy of Buried!