A review by sfbookgirl
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Another one to add to my all-time favorites! My goodness, this book is beautiful, inside and out. Written in verse, Acevedo’s newest release is about two 16-year-old girls, one living in the Dominican Republic, and the other in New York City. They discover that their father has died in a plane accident and yet, they do not know about each other.
 
Alternating back and forth between the perspectives of both girls, we learn about the contrasting lives that they lead. While it’s easy to speed through it, I decided to read the book relatively slowly so I could appreciate the beautiful prose. Acevedo’s reasoning for writing this story about flight 587 broke my heart as well and her personal connection to the event made the book all the more memorable. I have also heard great things about the audiobook. I’ll have to check it out the next time I do a reread. Acevedo’s books have always managed to pull at my heartstrings…there’s no denying that she’s got talent.
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