oraclereadings 's review for:

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

3.5

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“If only I had something to take the edge off the loneliness. If only lonely were a more accurate word. It should sound much less pretty.”

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3.5⭐️

We Are Okay jumps back and forth between the past and present, going through Marin’s life as a child to being a young adult. At the beginning, it’s very vague on the whole situation. All we know is that something tragic has seemed to happen to her grandfather, who raised her after her mother died when she was a baby. This event led Marin to run away from everything and everyone in her life, traveling across the country from California to New York.

During winter break, months later after Marin’s running away, her former best friend (Mabel) has come to see her. Without hesitation, Mabel tries to persuade Marin into coming back to California with her. Marin refuses this offer numerous times.

As the story progresses, we find out more about what happened to Marin’s grandfather. We learn about Marin and Mabel’s past and why they had a falling out.

<b>Representation:</b> Mabel comes from a Mexican-American family.
Both Marin and Mabel are LGBT+. ( I don’t remember if their sexualities were ever discussed or specific. )

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<b>How I Rate Books:</b>

✰ 3.5 ✰ I enjoyed reading it, but it didn’t have quite the impact that I thought it would.
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