A review by ramreads
Barely Missing Everything by Matt Mendez

3.0

 Sometimes a book can really surprise you. It took me a long time to get into this book to the point that I wanted to DNF it, but I kept going and I'm glad I did. What put me off at first was all the basketball talk (I know nothing about basketball), the nonexistent plot, and the characters I had no strong feelings for. The switch became flipped halfway through though. I became invested in these characters and I wanted everything to work out for them. I strongly related to how all of them felt like everything was going wrong and they had no control over their lives. The author had my feelings all over the place, especially with the ending. The messages in it are powerful and remind people of the reality of life for Mexicans in America. This book wasn't what I expected it to be and I'm glad I kept reading to figure that out.