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Reviewed by Anne Boling for Readers' Favorite
Ana’s husband is unfaithful. On top of that he moves out and her 14 year old daughter (daddy’s girl) blames Ana for the break up.
Ana thinks a Quinceanera is just the thing to get her daughter’s mind off of the break up. A Quinceanera is a celebration of a girl entering womanhood. The nice simple part turns in to utter chaos.
This was a great story about real life. It deals with divorce, teenagers, culture and growing up.
The story is written with a lot of humor. Carmen is a brat. Beatriz tries to be helpful but has her own emotional upheaval. This is a multi layered story. I enjoyed it but it wasn’t easy to read because I was so unfamiliar with the culture. I learned a lot.
The characters are exquisite. They are complex. I like this book and highly recommend it.
