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A review by danchuchie
West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras
4.0
I had been waiting for a long time for this book to be out. I first stumbled upon it in one of those GoodReads future releases a few months ago and I was super curious to read this modern take on West Side Story.
Synopsis:
The story begins with a rivalry between two families, the Capuleta and the Montero. A long feud which origin began between the patriarchal and matriarchal elements of each family and an unrequited love.
The story follows Mariana Capuleta, the oldest of the Capuleta family, a nurse whose only focus is her family, mainly known as the problem solver of the family; and it follows Angelo Montero, the oldest of the Montero family, whose parents tragically died in an accident and he got left in charge of his younger sister.
Although they are both off-limits for each other, fate has the last word and it decided to put them in each other’s path long before they knew of each other’s existence. However, with the competition of the mariachi bands and the pressure of the feud, the couple will have to face challenges they have never faced before and they have to decide what beats stronger: their loyalty to their family or their love for each other.
Review:
Very rarely do I let myself get high expectations for books, especially those I do not know a lot about. But the intriguing synopsis let me hooked and I was counting down the days to get my hands in that book.
It exceeded those expectations.
I really liked how [a:Priscilla Oliveras|16322252|Priscilla Oliveras|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1485941372p2/16322252.jpg] incorporated so many Latin American (I believe she got her inspiration on Mexican culture but the author is Puerto Rican-Mexican so I cannot be sure) and it fit perfectly well in the story. It felt like I was part of that community with so many words, sentences and expressions mixed together with English to create the perfect tribute to a beautiful culture(s).
I really liked how there was more time of them falling in love and getting to know each other and then together than there was of them separated.
The reason it didn’t got 5 stars is because I really hoped there wasn’t a “break-up” in the third act; I really expected them to pull through, even though with hard times, it hurt to read how little faith Mariana had in Angelo about *a certain issue*.
HOWEVER, that can change in the future. Maybe a 5 stars rating is reserved after times passes by.
But I really liked how the ending wasn’t happily ever after for all sides. It let an opening in regards with Angelo’s and Mariana’s relationship with other people and how they’d fit into their lives from that moment on.
It was such a beautiful, passionate and alluring love story inspired in one of the Hollywood classics, giving it a modern and Latin American take. I believe this book should have more hype than it currently does. I'll definitely look up more books from this author and I'm very excited to follow her through her career from here on now.
Synopsis:
The story begins with a rivalry between two families, the Capuleta and the Montero. A long feud which origin began between the patriarchal and matriarchal elements of each family and an unrequited love.
The story follows Mariana Capuleta, the oldest of the Capuleta family, a nurse whose only focus is her family, mainly known as the problem solver of the family; and it follows Angelo Montero, the oldest of the Montero family, whose parents tragically died in an accident and he got left in charge of his younger sister.
Although they are both off-limits for each other, fate has the last word and it decided to put them in each other’s path long before they knew of each other’s existence. However, with the competition of the mariachi bands and the pressure of the feud, the couple will have to face challenges they have never faced before and they have to decide what beats stronger: their loyalty to their family or their love for each other.
Review:
Very rarely do I let myself get high expectations for books, especially those I do not know a lot about. But the intriguing synopsis let me hooked and I was counting down the days to get my hands in that book.
It exceeded those expectations.
I really liked how [a:Priscilla Oliveras|16322252|Priscilla Oliveras|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1485941372p2/16322252.jpg] incorporated so many Latin American (I believe she got her inspiration on Mexican culture but the author is Puerto Rican-Mexican so I cannot be sure) and it fit perfectly well in the story. It felt like I was part of that community with so many words, sentences and expressions mixed together with English to create the perfect tribute to a beautiful culture(s).
I really liked how there was more time of them falling in love and getting to know each other and then together than there was of them separated.
The reason it didn’t got 5 stars is because I really hoped there wasn’t a “break-up” in the third act; I really expected them to pull through, even though with hard times, it hurt to read how little faith Mariana had in Angelo about *a certain issue*.
HOWEVER, that can change in the future. Maybe a 5 stars rating is reserved after times passes by.
But I really liked how the ending wasn’t happily ever after for all sides. It let an opening in regards with Angelo’s and Mariana’s relationship with other people and how they’d fit into their lives from that moment on.
It was such a beautiful, passionate and alluring love story inspired in one of the Hollywood classics, giving it a modern and Latin American take. I believe this book should have more hype than it currently does. I'll definitely look up more books from this author and I'm very excited to follow her through her career from here on now.