» <b>overview</b> «
stars: ★★★☆☆
plot: ★★★☆☆
readability: ★★★☆☆
characters: ★★☆☆☆
writing: ★★★★★☆
recommend: ✗

» <b>liked</b> «
- writing style isn't too hard to get through. it evokes a lot of emotion and tells all the information even though it is in a nontraditional style. 
- the concept/story/plot

» <b>disliked</b> «
- there are a lot of metaphors that are just... odd
- the main thing this book tries to tackle is grief, so the addition of other topics (SA, rape, etc.) all watered each other down. 
- the switching from one perspective to another was jarring to say the least. with the audiobook at 3x speed and the fact that the narrators sound pretty similar, i was getting them confused in the beginning. in the end, i could only tell them apart when they mention their relationships with another person
- Camino was alright in the beginning, but she acts like a bitch in the second half. she redirects all of her anger at her father towards Yahaira and she makes A TON of bad choices that leave her in bad situations (this happened book wide)
- i which they would've gone through why their dad lived a second life more, and how each of the girls reacted to that reasoning. but i understand that this book is about the girls and not him

» <b>overall</b> «
i had decided to give this 2 stars, because it makes me feel nothing. i don't hate this book, but i didn't feel happy or even satisfied to have finished it. but i will give it 3 since i enjoyed the concept.


i just want to make one thing really clear: i read for escapism and for a great story. i enjoy reading because it makes me happy and gives me things and experiences i can't have in the real world. i do not read because i want to know more about my world. life is shitty enough for me to add onto that with more negative stories and events.