A review by evamadera1
The Crossroads by Alexandra Diaz

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I had really high hopes for this book after how much I loved the original that I read a few years back. Unfortunately, instead of continuing to challenge the characters and show original growth, several of the characters took steps backward or seemingly uncharacteristic steps that were not explored. 
I did not dislike the book. Diaz included a lot of reality in the book in a way that makes even more of an impact when one takes into consideration the time period in which she sets the book. This makes it even more impressive that she manages to write the book in a way that it could potentially be timeless meaning, it could apply to multiple different (recent) eras.
I think most of the reason that I rated this lower (but still really high!) comes from the disappointment as well as comparison to the first book.