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A review by tilder
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Queer and heartwrenching. Got lost in some of the characters sometimes, felt like some of them could have been more fleshed out. Appreciated the ending and sense of closure for both of them. However, I do think that Sara’s trauma was resolved a bit too quickly, the whole reveal felt rushed and I wish we could have had more tension build up or something to complement the beginning of the book in the same way. Great read and look forward to LaCour’s other work!
Graphic: Homophobia, Child death, Abandonment, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Addiction, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Medical trauma