so I had to read this for school,,,,of course it's historical fiction

my teachers have an odd obsession with historical fiction. which is pretty frikin sad because historical fiction is my least favorite genre.

this book was ok. it was solid. I didn't really have a hard time getting through it.

any who, lets start.

what i liked:

• character development
Esperanza's character development made me melt. i loved watching the way she took charge and helped her family. Esperanza really changed throughout the story, which made me really happy.

im such a huge sucker for character development (*cough* miles from prince charming *cough*). it always makes me really happy while reading.


• representation
i think that the Mexican rep in this story was *mwah* beautiful.

i feel like it really showed Mexican culture and Mexican ideals in this story. it showed their customs, tradition, and beliefs.



what i didn't like:

• it's a concoction
i didn't specifically hate anything in particular, it was just a weird mix of different things.

Esperanza was kinda bratty, in my opinion, the plot wasn't well put together, after they get out of Mexico it's just so boring, and all the characters were kinda 2D.



OVERALL RATING: 3.0