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This Train Is Being Held
by Ismée Williams
➔I have been wanting to read this book since it came out in February 2020 but I am terrible at keeping my to-read list organized, so here we are.
➔The main thing you need to know about this book is that it centers around a relationship between two extremely well-developed characters.
➔Alex is a Dominican-American boy who is a very good baseball player and Isa is a white girl and a ballet dancer. They both are very busy, as you can imagine, not having time for anything other than dance and baseball until one day they see each other riding the same train.
Sounds like a typical romance novel right? The unique aspect of this book is how well I.A. Williams writes her characters and their struggles.
Both characters are dealing with complex family issues.
➔Isa I am stressed just writing those things down.
➔Alex
➔Two main characters fall in love via communication due to shared space on the train and form a relationship built on support. They root for each other and encourage each other to be happy. Even though they haven't confided in each other (their family secrets and insecurities); they have a genuine need to help each other and that I can't help but promote and share.
➔If you are into strong character-driven novels with a love based on the support you might want to check out this novel because it was one of the better romance contemporaries I have read in a while; kind of sad I didn't read it in February for the love theme and all but oh well, there is always next year for rereading.
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I really liked this book. And I really hate that I haven't taken my laptop with me when I returned to my hometown
➔The main thing you need to know about this book is that it centers around a relationship between two extremely well-developed characters.
➔Alex is a Dominican-American boy who is a very good baseball player and Isa is a white girl and a ballet dancer. They both are very busy, as you can imagine, not having time for anything other than dance and baseball until one day they see each other riding the same train.
Sounds like a typical romance novel right? The unique aspect of this book is how well I.A. Williams writes her characters and their struggles.
Both characters are dealing with complex family issues.
➔Isa
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has a bipolar mom and brother, her father lost his job resulting in the family moving to a smaller apartment and the tension being high, on top of that, her brother hasn't been doing well mentally and there is a lot on her plate. She needs to persuade her mom to let her apply to a school that has better opportunities for ballet and to take her goal to be a professional dancer seriously, keep up with her busy dancing schedule, be there for her friend Chrissy and to have a healthy relationship.Spoiler
We can't judge a girl for not sharing all aspects of her life with Alex even though I absolutely hate the secrecy that leads to miscommunication scenario.➔Alex
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is living trying to fit the picture of baseball perfection, which is his father's dream, his story also deals with racism and prejudice towards Latino-American people. He is finding out more about himself in the process of falling in love with Isa, finding new interests and ways of expressing himself(poetry).➔Two main characters fall in love via communication due to shared space on the train and form a relationship built on support. They root for each other and encourage each other to be happy. Even though they haven't confided in each other (their family secrets and insecurities); they have a genuine need to help each other and that I can't help but promote and share.
➔If you are into strong character-driven novels with a love based on the support you might want to check out this novel because it was one of the better romance contemporaries I have read in a while; kind of sad I didn't read it in February for the love theme and all but oh well, there is always next year for rereading.
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I really liked this book. And I really hate that I haven't taken my laptop with me when I returned to my hometown