Scan barcode
A review by dancevera
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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? No
4.75
This was the first novel written in verse I think I have ever read, and it was absolutely beautiful. When I began, I was worried it would feel a bit pretentious and unnatural, but I was drawn into the lives of Camino and Yahaira just as quickly - maybe quicker - as if it had been in paragraphs of prose.
I loved getting both sisters' different experience of their father's loss, and felt the distinction between the two POV was clear (which is super important to me). I do wish we had a bit more time with them both in the same place - the end felt a bit rushed to me - but that is my only complaint (I'd you can call it that).
I'll be keeping my eye out for anything else this author releases, 💯.
I loved getting both sisters' different experience of their father's loss, and felt the distinction between the two POV was clear (which is super important to me). I do wish we had a bit more time with them both in the same place - the end felt a bit rushed to me - but that is my only complaint (I'd you can call it that).
I'll be keeping my eye out for anything else this author releases, 💯.
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual violence and Stalking
Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, and Colonisation