A review by notinjersey
Don't Make Me Turn This Life Around by Camille Pagán

4.0

This book continues Libby’s story which was first told in the book Life and Other Near Death Experiences (Pagán’s books have the best titles!). I did not read that one and didn’t feel that I needed to have read it to get the most out of this one (though I would probably not go back to that one now as I now know what happened in it!). Libby is found to be cancer free but she feels lost in her life. She and her husband decide to take their twin girls (one of whom has diabetes) to Puerto Rico, where basically everything goes wrong. However, the family is able to get closer while getting past everything that happens. ⁣Hurricane Maria is mentioned with regards to all the destruction on the island and it was certainly hard to read about but important to know. ⁣I also loved the side characters, including Libby’s lovely friend Milagros and a one eyed dog. ⁣