A review by ahsatan82
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

5.0

I loved listening to this book! The narrator really pulled me in. It made me feel like a teen again. Granted I wasn’t a teen mom or have the struggles the main character did but something about her story just took me back. I couldn’t help but root for Emoni every step of the way, whether she was making good or poor decisions. I just wanted the best for her. The relationships with her father, buela and her aunt were so special and unique in their own right. And despite becoming a mother at a young age, she still seemed to have a good head on her shoulders. I would like to see more of her journey after high school and into young adulthood. Whether her relationships with Anjelica and Malachi were maintained. How has baby girl flourished.. even an update on Pretty Leslie and Tyrone. I felt like I knew these kids! This was my 1st book by this author but I will definitely look for more of her work and recommend to my daughter and her friends. I’m not even a big YA fan but this was really well written and narrated!