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STORY:
In Rosario by J. Kenyarta (ebook; less than a 100 pages), Mia Keys has just released her high school class for the day and lost her wallet. While walking home, she finds three things: her wallet, an old friend of her fiancé, Levi, and that her fiancé is in some serious trouble. Of course, all this rigamarole requires a journey to Rosario in central Argentina.
Rosario is more plot-driven than character-driven. No filler so action starts quickly.
What exactly drove Mia to go all the way to Argentina? Maybe Alejandro's been so ingrained in her life that she just needs to see his lips move one more time or to see his eyebrow twitch before she believes he will be fine. Okay, the romantic in me is talking now.
I know this isn't a romance, but love's the catalyst, right? Mia should've had a flashback/memory of Alejandro, for example, if he was the one who consoled her in his arms after that incident at school or he met her in college and encouraged her to become a teacher because kids need someone like her. Then, I would have been like let's find Alejandro! Girl, go get your man! Because there was a lack of development, I just didn't have an emotional connection to Alejandro or Mia's need to save him.
On the other hand, I think the story's strength is really in its action scenes. One of the best parts is when Mia has a huge realization. It's fast-paced and exciting to read about a narrowly-missed bullet, fun banter, and quick-thinking. Let's go, Mia, action hero!
SN: A minor nitpick with the Spanish. Isn't it more likely they would call Mia an estaoudinese than americana? Also, some words needed accent marks, like, sí without the í is "if" (sí=yes, si= if). They're in Argentina, so I'm surprised there were no mentions of vos/sos.
CHARACTERS:
Mia's definitely for justice, honesty, and non-violence whenever applicable. It's great that she upholds integrity so highly, but just once I wanted her to have a raw reaction like cursing out Alejandro for putting her through all this. She's just too perfect, but I suppose that's the nature of action heroes. Like, if you walking away from explosions without a scratch, then you're not human. I'm looking at you, American blockbusters. Back on topic, I don't really know much about Mia besides her skills and job. It's cool to have a soft-spoken hero that can hold her own though.
Levi's kind of just there to guide Mia along.
Gianna was a textbook villain.
OVERALL:
Go ahead and read this!
If you need a quick read while in the doctor's office or a novella on a rainy day, then here you go. No convoluted plotline just good action.
STORY:
"It's my belief that we don't always need to feel the heat on our hand to know the fire burns[...] Sometimes, seeing others in pain is all the motivation we need to not do, or sometimes, to do something (location 400)."
In Rosario by J. Kenyarta (ebook; less than a 100 pages), Mia Keys has just released her high school class for the day and lost her wallet. While walking home, she finds three things: her wallet, an old friend of her fiancé, Levi, and that her fiancé is in some serious trouble. Of course, all this rigamarole requires a journey to Rosario in central Argentina.
Rosario is more plot-driven than character-driven. No filler so action starts quickly.
What exactly drove Mia to go all the way to Argentina? Maybe Alejandro's been so ingrained in her life that she just needs to see his lips move one more time or to see his eyebrow twitch before she believes he will be fine. Okay, the romantic in me is talking now.
I know this isn't a romance, but love's the catalyst, right? Mia should've had a flashback/memory of Alejandro, for example, if he was the one who consoled her in his arms after that incident at school or he met her in college and encouraged her to become a teacher because kids need someone like her. Then, I would have been like let's find Alejandro! Girl, go get your man! Because there was a lack of development, I just didn't have an emotional connection to Alejandro or Mia's need to save him.
On the other hand, I think the story's strength is really in its action scenes. One of the best parts is when Mia has a huge realization. It's fast-paced and exciting to read about a narrowly-missed bullet, fun banter, and quick-thinking. Let's go, Mia, action hero!
SN: A minor nitpick with the Spanish. Isn't it more likely they would call Mia an estaoudinese than americana? Also, some words needed accent marks, like, sí without the í is "if" (sí=yes, si= if). They're in Argentina, so I'm surprised there were no mentions of vos/sos.
CHARACTERS:
Mia's definitely for justice, honesty, and non-violence whenever applicable. It's great that she upholds integrity so highly, but just once I wanted her to have a raw reaction like cursing out Alejandro for putting her through all this. She's just too perfect, but I suppose that's the nature of action heroes. Like, if you walking away from explosions without a scratch, then you're not human. I'm looking at you, American blockbusters. Back on topic, I don't really know much about Mia besides her skills and job. It's cool to have a soft-spoken hero that can hold her own though.
Levi's kind of just there to guide Mia along.
Gianna was a textbook villain.
OVERALL:
Go ahead and read this!
If you need a quick read while in the doctor's office or a novella on a rainy day, then here you go. No convoluted plotline just good action.