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Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
5.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is very much the book I needed going into the month of my mom's 10-year anniversary of her death. It's filled with a beautiful combination of feel-good, humor, heartache (with many tears shed on my part), and thought-provoking moments. This is how magical realism SHOULD be written.