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Eighteen Roses by Shannon C.F. Rogers
4.25
emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thanks to Macmillan for the free copy of this book.

 - After loving I’D RATHER BURN THAN BLOOM and now EIGHTEEN ROSES, I’ll offically read anything Shannon C.F. Rogers writes.
- Lucia is a hater of the first degree, and I loved her, spiky edges and all.
- Rogers blends together the broad injustices of being a teenager with the specific struggles of being Filipina-American and of fighting to make ends meet.
- There are so many plot threads in this book that I worried about it going off the rails, but Rogers brings them all together perfectly at the end. Best of all, Lucia grows and learns without losing the essence of herself.
 

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