listen: on an sentence level, Maggie Stiefvater is an undeniably gorgeous writer (although in this case some of her deployment of Spanglish felt clunky).

On a book level, uhh IDK this was like magical realism meets Delilah (the radio show). It does have a sweet message (like Delilah!)

In terms of Latinx representation--IDK, obviously I'm white too, but to me overall her portrayal of the Soria family didn't seem especially cliche or offensive (as I had feared from some pre-publication tweets), and she did thank sensitivity readers and Francisco Stork? IDK you can definitely tell it's not an #OwnVoices book but it seemed...fine to me on that front.

anyway--the writing's beautiful and some of the characters are compelling but it's overall not my fave. I think the messages (revolving around self-acceptance and asking for/giving help), if a bit heavy-handed, is something that a lot of teens (and beyond) will appreciate.