A review by katiegrrrl
Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

2.0

I really liked the story the author was telling, I just don’t think it was very well written. There was a lot more telling than showing. The characters felt underdeveloped and the plot was poorly paced. I don’t understand how this won an award for best Latinx author for young adults, were there really not better teen books written by Latinx authors in 2022.

I listened to the audiobook so maybe the narrator played a role in how much I didn’t like this but I still think there was a lot underdeveloped.

2023 YMA Pura Belpre Young Adult Author Award winner