A review by valeriaperez261
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

 
Okay. Here´s my attempt on a coherent review though I barely know how I feel about this.
I think I should start with that, the thing that made me give it 4 stars is the fact that I feel nothing, or maybe too much, for this book.

I know for a fact that the reason a 5 star rating doesn´t feel right at the moment of me writing this, is because I feel like there was so much potential lost in the characters´ building. Even if I think the development was well done, it felt rushed and almost hollow. I want to know EVERYTHING about these women, but all that information was lost in for the sake of having a fast paced story.

Now that I read what I wrote I realize that it´s too ambiguous, well done but not quite, is what I mean.

Reading it I didn´t really felt drawn to picking up the book but now that I am done, I feel stagnant, and it has been a while since a book left me wanting more. I accept endings pretty well, when I don´t like something I just don´t. But this had me wishing it could be done all over and better, you know? I don´t know it just made me feel, and I think the ability to do that is worth 4 stars.