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A review by lillanaa
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
5.0
This book was received as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I'll never say no to a Riordan Presents book crossing my desk, and this is exactly what I was hoping it would be. An adventure with an amazing payoff and a great protagonist, this one had me on the edge of my seat from moment one. I loved Paola and her friends, and even though there was such a great ending, I'm even happier to hear that there's going to be more adventures with them.
Paola is a protagonist so grounded in reality, and I love it. Her friends are her power, and that's always one of the best tropes for me. Dante is an awesome contrast, there's something that works about their friendship in a way that keeps the adventure light. Having the protagonist be the chronic overthinker, the one who wants to keep her friends safe no matter what, while also having to deal with the one with the hero complex is such a change from a lot of kids media, and I'm so here for it. Naomi and Marisa provide such a good contrast, being the experienced ones who think they know what's going on, the characters are definitely this book's strong suit.
Not to say the plot falters because of it, I had so much fun and there were tense moments that had me hooked the entire way through. This is one I'm so happy to have gotten to read, and we need more.
I'll never say no to a Riordan Presents book crossing my desk, and this is exactly what I was hoping it would be. An adventure with an amazing payoff and a great protagonist, this one had me on the edge of my seat from moment one. I loved Paola and her friends, and even though there was such a great ending, I'm even happier to hear that there's going to be more adventures with them.
Paola is a protagonist so grounded in reality, and I love it. Her friends are her power, and that's always one of the best tropes for me. Dante is an awesome contrast, there's something that works about their friendship in a way that keeps the adventure light. Having the protagonist be the chronic overthinker, the one who wants to keep her friends safe no matter what, while also having to deal with the one with the hero complex is such a change from a lot of kids media, and I'm so here for it. Naomi and Marisa provide such a good contrast, being the experienced ones who think they know what's going on, the characters are definitely this book's strong suit.
Not to say the plot falters because of it, I had so much fun and there were tense moments that had me hooked the entire way through. This is one I'm so happy to have gotten to read, and we need more.