A review by snowhitereads
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

 
This year I’m finishing my reading adventure with a bang!
These last few books are killing me! And I love it!

Clap When You Land is a story about grief, humanity, strength, and growth.
The characters’ development was impeccable. Each one had their own personal struggles, aspirations and ideals but everyone was faced with betrayal by a man that they admired, adored, and loved.

One of my favorite aspects about this book is that one character identifies as queer and while she and her girlfriend are an integral part of the story, their queerness is simply a part of the larger story rather than the story itself, and I found that so refreshing. Being queer is more than your coming out story.

Another thing I would like to point out it’s the importance of the author’s note. Seriously, read it! The amount of research that Acevedo put into this tragic event and her ability to respectfully portray it in this book was amazing.
 
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