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A review by njreadsandwrites
The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
4.0
It took me a few times to read this book. 3 to be exact. Over the past year, YA has become a hit or miss for me. Eventually, I was emerged in the life of the Sanchez family, and I must say that it was okay. A normal YA semi-hard hitting contemporary with a lot of questionable decisions.
It explored the pressures of being in a place you don’t belong. I liked the realistic and flawed characters. Shedding light on the pretending and facades of perfection in society and how people who are less than, judge the rich as being out of touch with reality , as if they cannot remember anything other than their wealth.
Moises was definitely my favorite character. Despite his judgments, he stayed true to himself at all times, without having to switch roles around anyone. Also, he rides for his community and is not afraid to do what has to be done at any given moment.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed Jasmine’s character. She highlights what happens when a young girl has been dreams, and is continually being taken advantage of. From the industry to others who convinces broken girls they love them, for everything other than love. I wish more was written about that, but it was just a side plot that wasn’t fully developed.
The book started at an overly slow pace, and then moved quickly through the important scenes of the plot. i hated Margot and her entire family because they were so blind and ignorant to everything around them trying to keep their own secrets and perfect images. It was so bad that she went out a find a friend just like them, Camille, and her pretentious and controlling nature.
Lastly, the last page pissed me off deeply. I don’t have words to describe how I felt about the ending of the book, and if I wasn’t so invested, I would give this book 2.5.
Would you finish a book if the plot was lacking, yet you were invested in the characters? Drop your answers or a pink heart in the comments below, or on any of my social medias.
Love, peace, and dope reading!
-NJ
It explored the pressures of being in a place you don’t belong. I liked the realistic and flawed characters. Shedding light on the pretending and facades of perfection in society and how people who are less than, judge the rich as being out of touch with reality , as if they cannot remember anything other than their wealth.
Moises was definitely my favorite character. Despite his judgments, he stayed true to himself at all times, without having to switch roles around anyone. Also, he rides for his community and is not afraid to do what has to be done at any given moment.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed Jasmine’s character. She highlights what happens when a young girl has been dreams, and is continually being taken advantage of. From the industry to others who convinces broken girls they love them, for everything other than love. I wish more was written about that, but it was just a side plot that wasn’t fully developed.
The book started at an overly slow pace, and then moved quickly through the important scenes of the plot. i hated Margot and her entire family because they were so blind and ignorant to everything around them trying to keep their own secrets and perfect images. It was so bad that she went out a find a friend just like them, Camille, and her pretentious and controlling nature.
Lastly, the last page pissed me off deeply. I don’t have words to describe how I felt about the ending of the book, and if I wasn’t so invested, I would give this book 2.5.
Would you finish a book if the plot was lacking, yet you were invested in the characters? Drop your answers or a pink heart in the comments below, or on any of my social medias.
Love, peace, and dope reading!
-NJ