A review by redhothabanero
L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I listened to the audiobook so a couple of my gripes about this book stem from there. The narrator had a jarring way of pronouncing some words like Os-kar and  yacaranda that I didn't like. Also, how many times can we insert keloid scar and Happy Crunch Almond Orchard into one book?  Also, the character planning the menu to their niece's funeral on the way to the hospital where they were very much alive was weird. There were some redeeming threads in there but they got trampled by the over the top drama that happened to everyone at the same time. This was a telenovela but it felt like they crammed an entire season into a mini series. These people never got a moment to breathe in between all the drama.
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