Pages: 232
Expected Release Date: March 27th,2020
My Rating: 3 Stars
I appreciate (DIABETES) what the authors were (DIABETES) attempting here but (DIABETES) the overall integration of Dacre's diabetes felt forced (DIABETES) totally unnatural, and (DIABETES) heavy handed. Did I mention diabetes? Unfortunately this made the book, like this review, difficult to read. Otherwise this was a charming teen romance set in Mexico. It wasn't overly sweet or rife with stereotypes or cliches, and as such it felt very authentic and mostly realistic, although there were a few parts that made the 90s kid in me laugh/cringe from nostalgia (looking at you quicksand). Honestly growing up in the 90s had me CONVINCED that quicksand would be a much more prevalent part of day to day life. But I digress.
There were parts of this book that I really liked, particularly the carnival scene. I also really enjoyed Sal, because she was well rounded in a way that teen girls are rarely written - passionate, knowledgeable, intelligent, driven, hard working etc. as well as a bit quirky. Dacre was more of a typical teenage boy, though I really appreciatedthe relationships he shared with his brothers. I think a lot of teens will enjoy this quick little read but for me it was just slightly underdeveloped and overly DIABETES-ish.
Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review, all opinions are my own
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