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What Angie Cruz’s slice-of-life novella lacks in page count, it makes up for in charm with the singularly dynamic main character, Cara Romero. This book was recommended to me as “your auntie telling you a story,” and it’s the perfect description.
Cruz presented Cara as a perpetual optimist who recognizes her own shortcomings, which made it easy to root for her as the plot vacillates between light-hearted and heavier moments. Cara isn’t given sainthood, but she earns our compassion.
Throughout, he ...more
Cruz presented Cara as a perpetual optimist who recognizes her own shortcomings, which made it easy to root for her as the plot vacillates between light-hearted and heavier moments. Cara isn’t given sainthood, but she earns our compassion.
Throughout, he ...more
The audiobook version read by Kimberly M. Wetherell and Rossmery Almonte is exceptional; Almonte does an incredible job as Cara Romero.
I could not put this down. Gripping, and heart wrenching, and thought provoking, and beautifully crafted.
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