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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 🌟
CW parental death, car accident, driving under influence, gentrification, foster care, parental abandonment, brief gun violence
🌟 Enemies to Lovers
🌟 Romeo and Juliet retelling
🌈 Latinx MCs
🌈 Latina author
🌶 Fade to black
You know, sometimes it's hard when you read predominantly one genre to find something truly unique when it comes to storylines. Romeo and Juliet retelling featuring rival Mariachi bands, which happen to also be feuding families? Sign me up. The drama? I love it.
My only criticism is I feel like we missed out on some stuff. Like there were jumps where I felt like I WANTED to see the rehearsals, I WANTED to see the competition finals etc.
CW parental death, car accident, driving under influence, gentrification, foster care, parental abandonment, brief gun violence
🌟 Enemies to Lovers
🌟 Romeo and Juliet retelling
🌈 Latinx MCs
🌈 Latina author
🌶 Fade to black
You know, sometimes it's hard when you read predominantly one genre to find something truly unique when it comes to storylines. Romeo and Juliet retelling featuring rival Mariachi bands, which happen to also be feuding families? Sign me up. The drama? I love it.
My only criticism is I feel like we missed out on some stuff. Like there were jumps where I felt like I WANTED to see the rehearsals, I WANTED to see the competition finals etc.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Abandonment
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I didn't really like this one. I will say that the story itself was good and its retelling was good. This felt like a telenovela which is a Mexican soap opera and I personally don't like the theme. It was very dramatic and over the top like many telenovela's are. I think this book and the story are good but it is just not the book for me and others will definitely have a better time then I did.
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
medium-paced
Super cute fun retelling with a great Latinx twist. Priscilla in the past I think has held back on the Latinx or over explained it, where with this book it is at the forefront.
Super swoony. Not overtly spicy, if that is your thing!
Super swoony. Not overtly spicy, if that is your thing!
Fans of West Side Story will adore this feminist West Side Story/Romeo and Juliet retelling about Mariana, an ER nurse and member of an all-female mariachi band, who is falling for her father’s enemy’s nephew Angelo. Angelo’s uncle and Mariana’s dad had a falling out decades ago over a woman, and their mariachi band had to split up. Flash forward to the modern-day and Mariana and Angelo are in competition for a grand prize that Mariana needs to win to prove the greatness of all-female bands and save her family’s home and shelter. This book is filled with drama-- there are so many layers you will be completely engrossed waiting to see what happens next. I found myself quite literally on the edge of my seat at several points throughout the story and I know you will too. The beginning was a bit of exposition, but once you get into the heart of the story you won’t be able to put it down! I cannot wait for the next book in the series, Kiss Me, Catalina, which comes out in November. This book is perfect for fans of forbidden love, and feminist retellings of stories-- there is no helpless Maria or Juliet in this story! Thank you to Priscilla Oliveras and her team for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The story line was good, but the writing style had me falling asleep every few pages. There was so much explaining and soooooooo many similes that it was exhausting. She spent so much time describing unnecessary things, that she didn't fully develop or address the rivalry.