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Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

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alaina's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book has many scenes with deep rich emotional experiences, but I struggled to care for or root for the main characters.
This is a story about falling in love but isn’t a romance.
I wanted the Creole family identity to be explored more deeply.

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adrose18's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Lord these poor women - so many awful adults and so much unresolved trauma. I listened to the audio book and read pieces of it in hard copy too. There are parts of it that are very lyrical and lovely but also pieces that were just very frustrating.

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caitlynva's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A wonderful book where two women’s separate stories come together as one over a shared location. Each comes with their own struggles and complex issues that leads you to never take a “side” throughout the book. Beautifully written.

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lindsayerin's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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khaleesimod93's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Reading the blurb and looking at the cover, I expected a romance. It ended up being so much more and not all in a good way. The story had no purpose. It meandered and wandered. It's kind of like when you are daydreaming. It wasn't bad, just not at all expected. There were a lot of dark themes throughout the book that weren't at all mentioned anywhere. And I really wish they would have. It's a mix of so many different genres, but it works for the story. I liked both characters separately. Them together didn't mesh well for me at least. I wish, instead of writing about both characters, the author would have chosen just one. Sara was a real inspiration. Her hurt. Her past. And all her trauma. She eventually learned to heal from it. I'm not sure what the point of Emilie's story is, but I did love her figuring out what she wanted out of her life. I felt there were things unfinished when I got to the end.

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