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Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour

230 reviews

jmusil44'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? No

4.0

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mandkips's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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clalaure's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.5

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crowchet's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

4.5

I really wanted to enjoy this book and for the most part I did. The prose and scene building were beautiful, and I love any story that celebrates a grandmother. 

I loved that the love interests of the characters were not their entire identity and they had development outside of that. How much development is debatable but it did exist. The way this touched on the drug epidemic affecting communities also hit very close to home.


My only main issue was that a large part of the book was placed in the city/region I'm from and I felt pulled out of the groove of reading thinking about commutes, locations etc. 

That's totally on me and not the fault of the book or author at all. 

I updated my review after flipping through my cascade of tabs and notes and reconsidering what it was that I didn't feel I connected with. Definitely had to reconsider my own headspace when I was reading this.
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savannahtrice's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

I loved this so much! At least half of it was read in one sitting. I had my pen in hand the whole time because the prose is just so gorgeous. It would be 5 stars but some parts felt a little flat to me. I would love to reread this and see what else i can grasp. 
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lacey_wi's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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staygreene's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

The ending disappointed me, and the depth of their relationship was lacking. Their adventures were fun but didn't mean as much because the author didn't take much time to build up the meaning if that makes sense. 

I did appreciate the author's portrayal of physical pleasures of the world.
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getlitwithamy_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

"𝗦𝗵𝗲'𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁, 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝘁, 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆. 𝗦𝗵𝗲'𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻. 𝗡𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁." - Nina Lacour, YERBA BUENA

As there were times that were heartbreaking, there were also times of joy. 

YERBA BUENA was a quick read, and I breezed through it in two days. Nina LaCour's writing is so delicate yet easy to read. She was able to make the two main characters stand out, and it also did not have either of them focus on their sexuality as a central point/trauma in their life. their sexualities just exist without any formal coming out stories

The book is VERY heavy with specific topics, so please take care of yourself during your reading [warnings include: drug use/addiction, death, death of a parent, SA, and sexual content] 

overall rating: 4.75 ⭐️
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angietheace's review against another edition

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

3.5

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alexcooper88's review against another edition

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challenging emotional 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

4.5

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