lipglossmaffia's Reviews (1.52k)

reflective slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Imma need a moment to pull my thoughts and feelings about this book but damn. Read it!
informative reflective medium-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Uninspiring read.
reflective medium-paced
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

FURIA is YA novel but I'm recommending it to everybody aged 16- 100. Yamile Saied Méndez did a fantastic job combining romance, family struggles, domestic violence, poverty, colourism, heartbreak, violence against women, football, and the life of a teenager in Argentina into a well put together and thoughtful book. I hate to be that Bookstagrammer but I "felt all the feelings"👌🏾 
I love the way Méndez used a lot of Spanish words and phrases in telling this story, it was almost Makumbi-ish in its pride of Argentinian culture and lifestyle. 
I really enjoyed Furia! The book was exciting, inspiring, and well put together. It drew me in with its characters and story, and I couldn’t put it down! 
challenging funny reflective medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I can't say I "enjoyed" this novel because there's nothing feel-good about it. What I immensely enjoyed and appreciated was Kandasamy's narrative prowess. I've read a lot of books that feature domestic violence but this one is top tier👌🏾 
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

In 3 Words- Dark, Melancholic, Violent.
reflective medium-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

It's such a sad story mehn. So sad. If you were close to your dad and he's passed away, reading this will be a little much. It's a story of a young girl reflecting on the wonderful memories of her father who she lost during the war in Bangladesh's struggle for independence.

The book is very short but it was a little repetitive which I'm going to blame on the translation. The audiobook brought more life to the words in this book though