A review by booknightowl
Perpetual West by Mesha Maren

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book takes place at the Texas border and Mexico. Alex and Elana move to El Paso to start a new beginning. Alex is adopted by white parents but wants to learn more about where he comes from. Elana comes home from visiting family to find Alex is missing. The cops won’t help her so she takes it upon her own hands to find him. 

This book is a slow going book. You pick this up if you feel like reading a longer book because it has a lot going on.  I enjoyed reading it just felt like it could get wordy at times. I gave this book a B+ 

Thank you Algonquin books for an Arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.