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A review by anxiousdaydreamer
Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity by Angela Velez
4.0
A huge thank you to my library and the publisher Balzer + Bray for providing me a free arc to read and review. All opinions are my own.
I really loved the dual first person viewpoints. Milagro and Lulu had distinct voices. With their own opinions and experiences, I never had to guess whose chapter I was in. The author, Angela Velez, did an amazing job at making each character have their own voice.
The storyline was great after the first act. I really didn't care for Milagro's act 1 plot of trying to lose her virginity before she dies, but it seems like a teenager thing to do. And once she's forced onto the road trip, she undergoes a character development that is believable and likeable. Lulu is a ball of amazing cuteness who seemed like she was making rash decisions, but I can again see a teenager making rash emotional decisions. And her storyline comes to a satisfying conclusion. So after Act 1, the story improves dramatically.
The girls have to deal with their own dramas and the mystery of their older sister Clara and why she doesn't get along with their mom. These were really great plot threads.
I also loved the Catholic imagery within the story, even though I'm not Catholic. It helped get into the sisters' background more. I also loved the Spanish in the story, although I admit to having to use a translation website several times.
All in all, I really enjoyed this story. I couldn't wait to read more about Milagro and Lulu, and I'm so happy that this was a stand alone novel, and that there was no cliffhanger. Yet it does leave the story open for a sequel, which I would eagerly read.
4.5 out of 5 stars! I hope to read more books by Angela Velez soon!
I really loved the dual first person viewpoints. Milagro and Lulu had distinct voices. With their own opinions and experiences, I never had to guess whose chapter I was in. The author, Angela Velez, did an amazing job at making each character have their own voice.
The storyline was great after the first act. I really didn't care for Milagro's act 1 plot of trying to lose her virginity before she dies, but it seems like a teenager thing to do. And once she's forced onto the road trip, she undergoes a character development that is believable and likeable. Lulu is a ball of amazing cuteness who seemed like she was making rash decisions, but I can again see a teenager making rash emotional decisions. And her storyline comes to a satisfying conclusion. So after Act 1, the story improves dramatically.
The girls have to deal with their own dramas and the mystery of their older sister Clara and why she doesn't get along with their mom. These were really great plot threads.
I also loved the Catholic imagery within the story, even though I'm not Catholic. It helped get into the sisters' background more. I also loved the Spanish in the story, although I admit to having to use a translation website several times.
All in all, I really enjoyed this story. I couldn't wait to read more about Milagro and Lulu, and I'm so happy that this was a stand alone novel, and that there was no cliffhanger. Yet it does leave the story open for a sequel, which I would eagerly read.
4.5 out of 5 stars! I hope to read more books by Angela Velez soon!