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morganza91 's review for:
The Summer I Ate the Rich
by Maritza Moulite, Maika Moulite
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun fast paced, read that kept me engageed the whole time I read it. Whenever I had to do something else I practically groaned as I got dragged away from Brielle & her mess. .
Becuase what she did throughout this book…that was PURE MESS. Every choice she made made me cringe, but I was still oddly proud of her for standing up for herself, and her community.
Things I loved:
Getting a sort of omniscent view of the the paralells between Brielle & her mother from the Haitian muses. I feel like it's easy to forget that parents are people who are just as flawed as the rest of us, and the story did a great job at showing us how our parents mistakes can easily become the same ones we make.
Things I loved a little less:
The ending of the story felt rushed. Our girl really saw no consequence to everything she did, but it also felt like we didn't get a full picure of her power, and for a fantasy that was so grounded in realism, I wanted more of that fantastic, and a little more of an explantion of how it impacted her world outside of those small vignettes with indivdual characters.
Becuase what she did throughout this book…that was PURE MESS. Every choice she made made me cringe, but I was still oddly proud of her for standing up for herself, and her community.
Things I loved:
Getting a sort of omniscent view of the the paralells between Brielle & her mother from the Haitian muses. I feel like it's easy to forget that parents are people who are just as flawed as the rest of us, and the story did a great job at showing us how our parents mistakes can easily become the same ones we make.
Things I loved a little less:
The ending of the story felt rushed. Our girl really saw no consequence to everything she did, but it also felt like we didn't get a full picure of her power, and for a fantasy that was so grounded in realism, I wanted more of that fantastic, and a little more of an explantion of how it impacted her world outside of those small vignettes with indivdual characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Classism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, Grief