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A review by book_concierge
Once Upon a Quinceañera by Monica Gomez-Hira
2.0
Digital audio performed by Terry Donnelly
2.5**
Carmen yearns for her “happily ever after,” but for now she has to make do with a summer internship that has her singing in a ball gown as a Disney princess for children’s parties. And now the company has been hired for her cousin Ariana’s over-the-top quinceañera! To make matters worse, her former flame Mauro has been assigned as her new dance partner.
This is a YA novel full of teenaged angst. Sex, drinking, one-upsmanship, family drama, frustrated dreams … all happening in a sultry Miami summer. All I can say is I’m glad I never let my mom give me a quinceañera party!
Terry Donnelly does a pretty good job of voicing the audio version. She sets a good pace and her diction is clear. There were a couple of times when I got confused about who was speaking; there are a lot of female characters.
2.5**
Carmen yearns for her “happily ever after,” but for now she has to make do with a summer internship that has her singing in a ball gown as a Disney princess for children’s parties. And now the company has been hired for her cousin Ariana’s over-the-top quinceañera! To make matters worse, her former flame Mauro has been assigned as her new dance partner.
This is a YA novel full of teenaged angst. Sex, drinking, one-upsmanship, family drama, frustrated dreams … all happening in a sultry Miami summer. All I can say is I’m glad I never let my mom give me a quinceañera party!
Terry Donnelly does a pretty good job of voicing the audio version. She sets a good pace and her diction is clear. There were a couple of times when I got confused about who was speaking; there are a lot of female characters.