If I could give this book more stars, I would. I loved everything about this book and I'm so happy that it was one that was well worth the hype, because we all know I've been burned by those before. But this one? *chef's kiss*

I thought Julian would be more of an annoying ghost but I found myself very much endeared to him. he was a super sweet boy with a lot of good heart that people just wrote off. Yadriel was accurate when he said that no one deserved Julian Diaz. But Yadriel also needed to not sell himself short because he was a good person too, trying to fit into a world and culture that didn't accept him as he was. The way they both grew in the few days the story takes place was amazing and the ending was believable in that not everything was tied together neatly. But everyone was surely on the right path.

I also really appreciated the accuracy of the fall out that comes with losing a parent, especially the one that is your strongest ally, at such a young age. Yadriel was going through so much already and then to add on the loss of his mother was so sad. But I also appreciated the subtle ways that the author also showed that his dad, Enrique, was also processing a lot. He made mistakes and owned up to them but was always trying to be better.

If you haven't read this book yet go out and do it. This is one of the ones that is worthy of all the praise that it gets.