arielmagicesi 's review for:

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

5.0

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This book was AMAZING!!! Read it in two sittings because it is definitely very accessible reading, but damn does it make you think and feel so many things. I loved the portrayal of Xiomara's complicated relationship with her family, friends, and church. I think that

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while the repairing of Xiomara's relationship with her mother is a bit rushed at the end, it makes sense because it's being fit within the timeframe of this book, much like her quick romance with Aman. I think that while that kind of repairing of a relationship would take something more like a few years to happen, this IS something that happens- parents very much can change for the better.

I thought the poetry worked so incredibly well and this book depicts so many things that I think many teenagers can relate to and will understand on a visceral level. Highly recommend!