You might think that you don’t need a single POV from the MMC, especially that of a gang member and ex-con living in the FMC’s garage but let me tell you - YOU NEED THIS.  It is so hard for me to encapsulate the way these books make me FEEL THINGS but trust that they do. The relationships are complex and intense, and the characters feel like actual people. I was INVESTED in Sal from page one. He’s funny and sweet and also living a really tough life. You can feel the way he feels about Vanessa from his POV and you end up falling in love with her too, seeing her as he does - tough, gorgeous, smart and loving.

Thirsty is the story of how Salvador “Ghost” Rosas goes from unhoused and living on his friend’s couch to getting out of a gang and starting a journey to becoming a successful brewery owner in East LA. Since it’s from his POV exclusively, as a reader, you get a deep view of his thoughts and feelings. Sal is one of those characters who seems so gritty and raw on the outside but in reality he’s just doing his best like the rest of us. He’s absolutely head over heels for Vanessa, our good-girl, strait-laced FMC who got pregnant at 17 and widowed the same year. I simply cannot overstate how real Sal feels, or how emotionally deep his character is while embodying a very tough, kind of scary dude. 

Is this book hella dramatic and exciting? YES. Is it also super hot? YES. Is the love story swoony? HELL YES.  I really don’t know what you’re waiting for. Go read this!!!