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kricketa's review against another edition
i like her adult books but reading this pained me. felt like she was trying too hard to capture the teen-speak. "dad was like, no way, so whatever." which kind of sums up how i felt about this book.
rissaluvs2read's review against another edition
2.0
I loved this book when I was younger and I haven't read it since; but I felt like reading some of my old childhood books. I remember loving this book because it's about a Mexican family, living in Orange County (uhm.. me??). I love the story of a small town family moving to a big city and feeling uncomfy cause you aren't white enough or rich enough. I loved the spiritual concept of this story and characters and how Paski's grandma was a healer. It's so crazy how her first party she goes to, she gets drugged...omg I didn't like how not PC it was... lots of the use of the "r" word and body shaming and racism and homophobia. That was hard to read. It was a cute read but overall wasn't as great as I thought. Still have a love connection to this book but not as obsessed as my 12 yr old self. I will reread again in some time.
little_miss_sunshine's review against another edition
This was one of those books that I read when I was younger and decided I would keep it forever. I've aged 11 years and re-opened this today and loved it all over again. Maybe it's nostalgia? Maybe it's the story but I imagine I'll re-read this again one day, maybe I'll share it with my younger sisters and maybe they'll love it too. It's such a strange mix of a teenage romance, with a mean girls twist as well as a bit of supernatural magic. And dirtbikes. This book made me want to race dirtbikes... maybe that's my next adventure?
shinychick's review against another edition
2.0
Rodriguez changes her target audience from adult to young adult for this third novel. It was pretty good, I guess, but the ending tied up too quick, too easy, and there was almost too much happy ending - like three chapters' worth of "Everything worked out with her father; everything worked out with her friends; everything worked out with her boyfriend..." yada yada yada....
I know, I know, there's no pleasing me, is there? Not enough happy ending, too much happy ending... I simply say I'm discerning. ;)
I know, I know, there's no pleasing me, is there? Not enough happy ending, too much happy ending... I simply say I'm discerning. ;)
elliemiki's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book not enough to give it a 5 star-rating. I would love to meet the author. I could keep on reading this book over and over again. I am in love with Paski's dad's car. This book was amazing.
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