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A review by death_by_cliffhanger
After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really really enjoyed this book. Can't wait for the second one in this series.
I'm glad I pushed through my initial gut reaction on how I immensely disliked Alex at the start. She was terrible to family and Jeremiah and was completely unreasonable. She was also just horrid to Jeremiah at a lot of points in the book. If you feel that way I strongly recommend sticking it out. You might still end up not liking her very much at the end but at least we get insight into why she is the way she is.
I adored Jeremiah cause I love a nerdy passionate guy. <3 We're not going to skim past that opening spicy scene with very questionable consent because that was a bit dicey. That being said, this story had no business being as hot as it was. There was something about Jeremiah's quiet confidence that was very appealing and the way that Alex let him have that confidence was very attractive. And this is probably just a me thing, but I enjoy when we call body parts by real names and not euphemisms. I know some people won't enjoy that but I actually notice it a lot and embrace it.
I will say I found this story to be a bit confusing - some of that may be due to my listening on audio book so it's a bit tougher to back track and verify details sometimes; but I felt like it was a bit twisty and turny? It was a smidge difficult to follow and even looking back now after having finished it a while ago, I don't fully remember what the outcome of the bar's storyline was.
I loved the history lessons throughout the book and really enjoyed learning more about Latinx history.
I feel like saying there is a paranormal aspect to the story downgrades the significance of spirits in other cultures. Loved the inclusion of the ghost though and enjoyed when he helped Alex and Jeremiah along. :)
Overall I really enjoyed this - highly recommend.
I'm glad I pushed through my initial gut reaction on how I immensely disliked Alex at the start. She was terrible to family and Jeremiah and was completely unreasonable. She was also just horrid to Jeremiah at a lot of points in the book. If you feel that way I strongly recommend sticking it out. You might still end up not liking her very much at the end but at least we get insight into why she is the way she is.
I adored Jeremiah cause I love a nerdy passionate guy. <3 We're not going to skim past that opening spicy scene with very questionable consent because that was a bit dicey. That being said, this story had no business being as hot as it was. There was something about Jeremiah's quiet confidence that was very appealing and the way that Alex let him have that confidence was very attractive. And this is probably just a me thing, but I enjoy when we call body parts by real names and not euphemisms. I know some people won't enjoy that but I actually notice it a lot and embrace it.
I will say I found this story to be a bit confusing - some of that may be due to my listening on audio book so it's a bit tougher to back track and verify details sometimes; but I felt like it was a bit twisty and turny? It was a smidge difficult to follow and even looking back now after having finished it a while ago, I don't fully remember what the outcome of the bar's storyline was.
I loved the history lessons throughout the book and really enjoyed learning more about Latinx history.
I feel like saying there is a paranormal aspect to the story downgrades the significance of spirits in other cultures. Loved the inclusion of the ghost though and enjoyed when he helped Alex and Jeremiah along. :)
Overall I really enjoyed this - highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism