A review by durrareadsstuff
The Universal Laws of Marco by Carmen Rodrigues

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

And well, once in a while you have to tell a story, a really long story. A story about love, about family—the ones you're born into and the ones you make along the way. You have to tell these stories to feel connected to those you love and those who love you.  

THIS IS MY NEW FAVOURITE BOOK. I loved it so so much and I will probably reread this a bunch of times in the future. 

It's so much more that what the blurb says. Like it's not just about Marco and Sally, it's about finding yourself, it's about what happens when your parents divorce or when your friend wears long sleeves all the time cause she has an alcoholic father who sometimes hits her. It's about racism, it's about friendship and relationships. It's about when a family member is chronically ill and you know it's just about time. It's about sacrificing your dreams so your family can continue living. It's about bullying. It's about childhood depression and feeling so sad you just couldn't get up. It talks about when your dad goes to prison so you stop being a child at 15. It's really theme heavy and that, I feel, is what makes the book so spectacular and beautiful for me. And all the advice in this book is just brilliant and perfect and it feels like someone giving you a hug and telling you you'll be alright. 

I LOVE the friendship between Marco, Sally, Jade, Sookie and Diego. They look out for each other all the time. And it also explores how when you leave high school you're really afraid of losing your friends. And it captures that feeling of wanting desperately to freeze time, cause you don't want to make new friends. You want to forever stay like that, hanging out with your crowd. Other than that, I think the romance between Marco and Sally was done beautifully. They are so adorable!! I have never felt more lonely in my entire life and this book is to blame. I love how they're so sweet and they've been in love since they were so young. 

I took a deep breath, finding the last of my courage for the night. "You."
"My turn? Again?"
"No. I like...you."
"Me?"

Another thing I completely adored was all the physics concepts tucked inside this book. And the way it was narrated with so much passion that it made me remember why I liked the subject, and science and learning as a whole. That's been pretty important for me these days cause you know, college and all. But I feel like this book was exactly what I needed, like it was a perfect match for me. And I'll kind of understand why people won't say that this book blew them away but I just don't care cause it feels so personal to me. 
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