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Can't Look Away
by Donna Cooner
This was a frustrating read. In my mind I knew that Torrey. a famous youtuber, was grieving over the loss of her younger sister Miranda. She wasn't processing her grief she was trying to push it aside. She was focusing on what her follower where thinking and regaining popularity status after moving to Texas. She would get so caught up trying to please the queen b at the school that was being so mean to the people who were starting to care for her such as potential love interest Luis and her cousin Raylene.
It is actually Luis and his family that help her work through her emotions. His family owns the town's funeral home and his entire family are so comfortable with the idea of death. His abuelita (grandma) is the one who tells Torrey about el Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Death). Torrey begins to gather offerings to bring her sister.
I thought Donna Cooner using the offerings as a way for readers to learn about the sisters dynamic was well done. In fact I really like how the simplest phrase or image would trigger a flash back for Torrey.
I am giving this book a B.
Donna Cooner showed us that grief comes in different forms. Torrey pushed her aside, her mother's grief let it consume her. She also did a great job of exploring the Day of the Dead celebration which is well known but not always accurately represented in the media.
She also had come really great lines in this book. Here are my favorite quotes.
"When the moon shines bright, your fears will be few, and only sweet dreams will come true."
"I want to encourage you to look away from the mirror and turn off your screens. Seek out beauty in unexpected, new places. Maybe you'll find it in an exquisite new friendship. In your own family. And you might even find it hidden deep inside something indescribably ugly."
It is actually Luis and his family that help her work through her emotions. His family owns the town's funeral home and his entire family are so comfortable with the idea of death. His abuelita (grandma) is the one who tells Torrey about el Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Death). Torrey begins to gather offerings to bring her sister.
I thought Donna Cooner using the offerings as a way for readers to learn about the sisters dynamic was well done. In fact I really like how the simplest phrase or image would trigger a flash back for Torrey.
I am giving this book a B.
Donna Cooner showed us that grief comes in different forms. Torrey pushed her aside, her mother's grief let it consume her. She also did a great job of exploring the Day of the Dead celebration which is well known but not always accurately represented in the media.
She also had come really great lines in this book. Here are my favorite quotes.
"When the moon shines bright, your fears will be few, and only sweet dreams will come true."
"I want to encourage you to look away from the mirror and turn off your screens. Seek out beauty in unexpected, new places. Maybe you'll find it in an exquisite new friendship. In your own family. And you might even find it hidden deep inside something indescribably ugly."