Profound and beautifully written, Cristina Henríquez's love story of two Latino teenagers in Delaware pulled at my heart strings and the immigrant stories interwoven resonated deeply. Not because I'm Latina, but as a person. I have read Henríquez's previous two works and loved them a lot, but this book is her best work. The events in the past are revealed expertly and the tension rises as the events in the present unfold. There are many folded corners to my copy of the novel; there are so many wonderful sentences I want to remember. I don't want to say too much in my review, since I didn't know much as I started it, but it captivated me from the first sentences. Re-reading that introductory paragraph after I finished the book made me weep (again).

In short, HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO EVERYONE!