272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781984897480
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 03 September 2019
Description
A uniquely dark, coming-of-age novel rife with urban magical realism, love, and redemption, from the author of Bodega Dreams When Julio, a teenager living in Spanish Harlem, hears that Taina, a pregnant fifteen-year-old from his high school claims...
Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews
Moods
reflective 77%
emotional 55%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
dark 22%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 11%
sad 11%
tense 11%
Pace
slow 10%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 33% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 37% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, ViolenceModerate
Child abuse, PregnancyMinor
Bullying, Racial slurs272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781984897480
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 03 September 2019
Description
A uniquely dark, coming-of-age novel rife with urban magical realism, love, and redemption, from the author of Bodega Dreams When Julio, a teenager living in Spanish Harlem, hears that Taina, a pregnant fifteen-year-old from his high school claims...
Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews
Moods
reflective 77%
emotional 55%
funny 33%
hopeful 33%
dark 22%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
lighthearted 11%
sad 11%
tense 11%
Pace
slow 10%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | Plot: 33% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 37% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, ViolenceModerate
Child abuse, PregnancyMinor
Bullying, Racial slurs