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Twice a Quinceañera
by Yamile Saied Méndez
emotional
inspiring
relaxing
medium-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
Disclaimer: I received a finished copy from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Twice a Quinceanera
Author: Yamile Saied Mendez
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 1/5
Diversity: Argentinean America with Anxiety MC, Argentinean and Argentinean American characters, Puerto Rican Argentinean characters, Puerto Rican character, Mormon character, Hispanic MC, and Hispanic characters
Recommended For...: contemporary, romance, adult novel, second chance romance
Publication Date: July 26, 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Relevance: 16+ (panic attack, grief, parental death, sexual content, romance, illness, cursing, racism, religion, eating disorder and disordered eating comments, emotional abuse, cheating, teen pregnancy, infanticide, stalking)
Explanation of Above: This book shows one panic attack in it. There is some talk about grief and parental death. There is also some illness shown in the book with Alzheimer’s and Diabetes is mentioned. There is some cursing in the book and a couple of racist comments/moments. There is some romance and talk about sexual content, however there is nothing shown. The Mormon religion is mentioned. There are mentions of an eating disorder and some comments about the MC’s weight that play into her former disordered eating. There are some scenes shown with emotional abuse and some mentions of it. There are mentions of teen pregnancy and cheating. There is one mention of infanticide. Stalking is shown in the book.
Publisher: Kensington Books
Pages: 312
Synopsis: One month short of her wedding day—and her thirtieth birthday—Nadia Palacio finds herself standing up to her infuriating, cheating fiancé for the first time in . . . well, ever. But that same courage doesn’t translate to breaking the news to her Argentinian family. She’s hyperventilating before facing them when she glimpses a magazine piece about a Latina woman celebrating herself—with a second quinceañera, aka Sweet 15! And that gives Nadia a brilliant idea . . .
With a wedding venue already paid for, and family from all over the world with plane tickets, Nadia is determined to create her own happily-ever-after. Since the math adds up perfectly, she’ll celebrate her treintañera, her double quinces. As the first professional in her family, raising a glass to her achievements is the best plan she’s had in years. Until she discovers that the man in charge of the venue is none other than her college fling that became far more than a fling. And he looks even more delicious than a three-tiered cake . . .
Full of exuberant heart, Twice a Quinceañera is a pure delight for every woman who needs to be her own biggest fan—and who dreams of a second chance at first love.
Review: I absolutely loved this book! This is a great contemporary romance book mainly about a woman who just broke off her engagement to her fiancé with the wedding being about a month out. Our MC, whose birthday is the day after the former wedding date, decides to celebrate her birthday by having a party to celebrate herself and her accomplishments! While the MC faces some backlash, I’m very well surprised to see that the majority of the book focused on her determination to have this celebration. The book gives a huge positive message by putting the MC’s healing at the forefront and having the romance be on the backburner. Even the ending is more about how the MC continues to triumph post break-up and it’s a very inspiring read for all. The other MC of the book features a man who is trying to learn how to not run when things get hard and to forgive himself for past issues. The book was extremely well written, featuring a second chance romance, and the world building and character development were also well done. The book’s message is clear: love and celebrate yourself.
The only issue I had with the book is that sometimes the book branched off on topics that weren’t that pertinent to the story, like with other character’s backstories. I’m hoping that means the author intends to have more books set in this universe with the other prominent characters of this book.
Verdict: I love it! Highly recommend!
Book: Twice a Quinceanera
Author: Yamile Saied Mendez
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 1/5
Diversity: Argentinean America with Anxiety MC, Argentinean and Argentinean American characters, Puerto Rican Argentinean characters, Puerto Rican character, Mormon character, Hispanic MC, and Hispanic characters
Recommended For...: contemporary, romance, adult novel, second chance romance
Publication Date: July 26, 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Relevance: 16+ (panic attack, grief, parental death, sexual content, romance, illness, cursing, racism, religion, eating disorder and disordered eating comments, emotional abuse, cheating, teen pregnancy, infanticide, stalking)
Explanation of Above: This book shows one panic attack in it. There is some talk about grief and parental death. There is also some illness shown in the book with Alzheimer’s and Diabetes is mentioned. There is some cursing in the book and a couple of racist comments/moments. There is some romance and talk about sexual content, however there is nothing shown. The Mormon religion is mentioned. There are mentions of an eating disorder and some comments about the MC’s weight that play into her former disordered eating. There are some scenes shown with emotional abuse and some mentions of it. There are mentions of teen pregnancy and cheating. There is one mention of infanticide. Stalking is shown in the book.
Publisher: Kensington Books
Pages: 312
Synopsis: One month short of her wedding day—and her thirtieth birthday—Nadia Palacio finds herself standing up to her infuriating, cheating fiancé for the first time in . . . well, ever. But that same courage doesn’t translate to breaking the news to her Argentinian family. She’s hyperventilating before facing them when she glimpses a magazine piece about a Latina woman celebrating herself—with a second quinceañera, aka Sweet 15! And that gives Nadia a brilliant idea . . .
With a wedding venue already paid for, and family from all over the world with plane tickets, Nadia is determined to create her own happily-ever-after. Since the math adds up perfectly, she’ll celebrate her treintañera, her double quinces. As the first professional in her family, raising a glass to her achievements is the best plan she’s had in years. Until she discovers that the man in charge of the venue is none other than her college fling that became far more than a fling. And he looks even more delicious than a three-tiered cake . . .
Full of exuberant heart, Twice a Quinceañera is a pure delight for every woman who needs to be her own biggest fan—and who dreams of a second chance at first love.
Review: I absolutely loved this book! This is a great contemporary romance book mainly about a woman who just broke off her engagement to her fiancé with the wedding being about a month out. Our MC, whose birthday is the day after the former wedding date, decides to celebrate her birthday by having a party to celebrate herself and her accomplishments! While the MC faces some backlash, I’m very well surprised to see that the majority of the book focused on her determination to have this celebration. The book gives a huge positive message by putting the MC’s healing at the forefront and having the romance be on the backburner. Even the ending is more about how the MC continues to triumph post break-up and it’s a very inspiring read for all. The other MC of the book features a man who is trying to learn how to not run when things get hard and to forgive himself for past issues. The book was extremely well written, featuring a second chance romance, and the world building and character development were also well done. The book’s message is clear: love and celebrate yourself.
The only issue I had with the book is that sometimes the book branched off on topics that weren’t that pertinent to the story, like with other character’s backstories. I’m hoping that means the author intends to have more books set in this universe with the other prominent characters of this book.
Verdict: I love it! Highly recommend!