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Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

230 reviews

lwarburton's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

First 50 pages is intense but after that the story settles in. Not what I expected at all - definitely not just a love story - but really enjoyed the story and the growth of the two flawed but relatable main characters. 
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biblioghoul's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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funkylitchick's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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florecita_lectora's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

2.75

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janicew9's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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themadpage's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful 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

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kellis821's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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library_of_wonder's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I liked the story of each MC separately. I did not believe or liked the romance between the two of them. It was definitely insta-love. Their individual journeys were nice, but the fact that they always want to come back together even though it tears them apart...not my cup of tea. A lukewarm book with a really nice cover, hence the slight drop from 3 stars.
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gruizco23's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I flew through this book! It gripped me from the first page. With that said, I felt some of the relationships were underdeveloped, especially Sara's and Emilie's. For that, and the occasional cringy line, I can't give 5 stars
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glmarie0428's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

 This book felt natural and surreal in a way that makes it fit more into the fiction genre than romance, which is different for me.
It all starts off really dark with a young girl who needs to leave town because she has watched her girlfriend be lifted out of a river dead and then proceeds to leave home ASAP by sleeping with someone for money and taking off with a guy that she barely knows. Both women do not have great home lives or experiences with love, so it interesting to watch how they interact with different people whether or not they are in a romantic sense. I would love to reread this novel to better understand the symbolism of the Yerba Buena, but it is constantly reoccurring. The connection between the two women at the end is worth all of it in the end, as their connection is tender, genuine, but also understandingly hesitant.
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