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A review by laprismaluna
Miss Meteor by Anna-Marie McLemore, Tehlor Kay Mejia
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
cw: homophobia/biphobia, small town racism, transphobia
i just rlly enjoyed this book !! i don't know if it was all the named cacti (señorita strawberry ilu) or i loved the Quintanilla sisters and their outrageous shenanigans, but i just had a grand old time !! lita and all of her moments with cole were my favorite and it felt so genuinely loving ??? they gave my heart to a romance under the desert stars ??and featured CACTI ?? and GLITTER ?? incredibly my brand. it being a book about pageantry it was v much a book about teenage stardom.... and also teenage stars.... as u kno ;9
loved the diner. loved how cozy various parts of the settings there--u could feel everybody being close in every scene, whether or not it was cramped or if it was just siblings leaning on each other's weight. the energy in this book is stellar !! outta this world !!!
i just also appreciated the comments on class + the ugliness in small towns. the typicality of who is seen as an idol to be admired versus who finds themselves rooted in being true to who they are. on wealth and small business and the subtleties of race bleeding into everyday dynamics. pageantry is a wild business in a tourist town baby !!!
i just rlly enjoyed this book !! i don't know if it was all the named cacti (señorita strawberry ilu) or i loved the Quintanilla sisters and their outrageous shenanigans, but i just had a grand old time !! lita and all of her moments with cole were my favorite and it felt so genuinely loving ??? they gave my heart to a romance under the desert stars ??and featured CACTI ?? and GLITTER ?? incredibly my brand. it being a book about pageantry it was v much a book about teenage stardom.... and also teenage stars.... as u kno ;9
loved the diner. loved how cozy various parts of the settings there--u could feel everybody being close in every scene, whether or not it was cramped or if it was just siblings leaning on each other's weight. the energy in this book is stellar !! outta this world !!!
i just also appreciated the comments on class + the ugliness in small towns. the typicality of who is seen as an idol to be admired versus who finds themselves rooted in being true to who they are. on wealth and small business and the subtleties of race bleeding into everyday dynamics. pageantry is a wild business in a tourist town baby !!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Racism