A review by dlberglund
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
5.0
All the feels! All the love.
Emoni is a character I root for every day. Elizabeth Acevedo's writing (and reading of the audiobook) are lyrical and real and grounded and beautiful and hopeful. Her women are strong. The men are flawed, but they step up. The people in the novel make mistakes, but there are no villains--only people who you can either try to sympathize with or decide not to try (and that's on you). Loved this.
Emoni is a character I root for every day. Elizabeth Acevedo's writing (and reading of the audiobook) are lyrical and real and grounded and beautiful and hopeful. Her women are strong. The men are flawed, but they step up. The people in the novel make mistakes, but there are no villains--only people who you can either try to sympathize with or decide not to try (and that's on you). Loved this.