A review by taratearex
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 This was beautiful. I read the dedication and wasn't sure if I remembered the tragedy this is in memory of, so I stopped and read the wikipedia and had to take a moment before I could start reading this.
A beautiful and heart wrenching story told in verse, it's amazing how rich and full the story is being that it is in verse, it never felt lacking. I loved that it had an uplifting ending given how heavy the story was. Highly recommend, even if YA isn't usually your genre. 
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