A review by justno
When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Que hijueputa libro and for those not B2 in Colombian, what a fucking good book.


I started this with my expectations high, which means I was also really scared I would be disappointed. I am very glad I was not.

This book is a ride, it took me, as always, a good 30% of it to get into the story, but then I couldn't stop, and then at some point in the 50-something% I fully believed risking my sleeping schedule just to keep reading was worth it (it was) 

The illustrations, the care put into Benigno and his connection to Puerto Rico y Tití Luz, the story, I simply loved everything and you could see it was made with love too. If I could go directly to Venessa's house and give them an ancheta to congratulate her I would in a heartbeat.

A simply beautiful book, I'd love to live in this world forever.


Thanks to NetGalley for giving me an arc in exchange of an honest review.