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When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
4.5
adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow this book was so poetic, it felt like a modern fairytale. It is also so pretty with the illustrations.
I am glad I got to learn about the history elements, especially about Puerto Rico. I loved that the author left so much untranslated Spanish in the book, it felt very real and true to Benigno's identity.

 “Río," I whispered, out of breath, and not from wheezing. "You make me feel like I'm kissing the tides." "Benigno," he whispered back. "You make me feel like I am holding the moon.”