Julia Cota

Loved it until the end. I think this is going to be my favorite in the series. And once we get other perspecfives the story us much more enthralling.

It was a slow burn at first but after about halfway through,I couldn't put it down. Sarah J. Maas creates an incredible magical world. I'm excited to read the rest of the series.

Brenda decides to cheat on her birthday with three men and the "fallout" takes her on a thrilling and entertaining journey. She is a very involved and controlling mother,wife,friend and sister who does somewhat eventually see the error in her ways. The book is pretty entertaining and talks about the duality that exists in all of us. Brenda has decided to murder one of her lovers but through a series of misunderstandings and twists, will she ultimately go through with it?

Cara Romero is a great storyteller. Cara begins as your stereotypical tia/señora who is very critical of everyone else's mistakes but is also unable to see how she can be negative, judgemental and just plain wrong. It's written in a way that they almost seem like therapy sessions, rather than job counseling. Throughout her time with the job counselor she recounts the tragedies that led her up to that moment, some admittedly her fault,but often she is just a victim of her circumstances. She grows so much in those twelve sessions. We see how she impacts her community, and how thr community (and gentrification) impact her. This a story about community, grief, gentrification In New York, and ultimately growth told through the experienced of an immigrant mother. It delves into the biases we carry that often impact our relationships with others.

I enjoyed this book. It lost me a little in the middle when she was talking about the shows. I found myself looking up a lot of the referenced work. To me, the ending was really what did it. It's incredibly difficult to cut off your family and Britney talks about doing so and the mixed emotions. She articulates in a very simple manner how hard that decision is and illustrated generational trauma throughout her book. I honestly didn't expect to like it as much as I did. My brother is a huge fan and I wanted to read it with him. I'm glad she got her happy ending.