A review by bookreviewswithkb
Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

look at this coverrrr 😍

highly recommend this one, especially if you enjoy young adult fiction and/or romance. absolutely beautiful storytelling with impeccable characters. i really appreciated the seamlessness of the identity aspects and the portrayal of Ander’s family having full acceptance of them. it felt like this was a gift of trans and queer identities being extremely normalized, just a part of the story rather than the story itself. you will 100% be sucked into Ander’s world 

this novel is packed with wittiness and is extremely current and youthful in its language, with great reflections on culture and politics and a ton of great representation 

don’t hate me but it did feel a little cheesy and unrealistic at times, which is the only reason it’s not a 5 star for me

thank you so much to @goodreads and @wednesdaybooks for the ARC!
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