Reviews

Once Upon a Quinceañera by Monica Gomez-Hira

emilia97's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

joss_vls's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The book was alright. I would love a story about Waverly! She was one of my favorites for sure, along with Cesar. 

jay_mack9712's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

There was a lot of cool cultural element to the story. I did struggle with Carmen though. Her character growth took far too long to come about and by the end of it she was just being a dick because she could … so that made it hard because I get where she was coming from but she wasn’t listening to anyone else. And she held onto to shit for so long and simply missed out on what she could have had. It was an enjoyable narrator to listen too. 

steph01924's review

3.0

Check out my review at Forever Young Adult.

destiel74's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It was wonderful read. I could see some of myself in Carmen with all the cynicism and learning to let loose. I’m glad she patched things up.

mama_pillot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a typical rom com. The enemies to lovers arc was beautifully done! I really appreciated that the MC had as much self discovery and growth as romantic discovery and growth. I laughed, I cried, it was a really well written story! 

jodi_ice's review

4.0

Cawpile:4* 7.93

bbloome01's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

ameserole's review

4.0

Once Upon a Quinceañera was all kinds of cute. Even though I will admit that I wasn't completely sure about the romance.. it definitely grew on me. In it, you will meet Carmen. She is currently looking for her happily ever after and dreams of it becoming true. So when she has to work with her ex boyfriend, Mauro, she doesn't think her dreams will come true anymore.

In the beginning, I wasn't a huge fan of Mauro but that doesn't mean I was a huge fan of the other guy for her either. For me, I thought Carmen was a little too young to be thinking of an HEA. So it wasn't a complete shock that I was suspicious of how things were going to go down. Especially when it came down to her ex and family.

All I'm going to say is that the romance had it's very cute moments. As for the drama? Well, it definitely made me mad at a ton of people. Not a single person was to fully blame so it was easier to just dislike everyone when certain things went down. Other than that, the ending was actually pretty freaking cute. I'm glad that it went that way if I'm being honest because it got me to change my opinion on a certain someone.

d_ollarama's review

3.0

2.5