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A review by getlitwithamy_
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
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
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 ⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use