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The story follows Isla from about age 8 through adulthood as she spends her summers in Puerto Rico with extended family and school years with her alcoholic mother in New Jersey. This was a long narrative of generational trauma and familial secrets. I enjoyed the ending and all of its revelations. Book #68 in 2025 ��������

Borrow ebook by July 31 on Libby and no wait times. I just borrowed it. It looks good.

This novel took place in Puerto Rico. It was an interesting look at what was described as visions of life events of dead storytellers. The characters were different. I liked Isla Larsen Sanchez, the main character. The tale begins when Isla was a child and takes us through her summers on the island. 4/5 ��

This sounds really good.

Unfortunately, this book sucked all my reading mojo from me this week. It really shouldn‘t have taken as long as it did to read, but I would just constantly put it down. The premise was interesting- young girl coming of age unravels long held family secrets…. It just didn‘t flow for me. I‘m curious as to what the book group will say about it this week. #ispybingo: cursive font

A story of love, loss, and heavily centered on generational trauma and family secrets. It was a very interesting premise but the pacing was really off and made the story feel choppy, which didn't match the whole fact that storytelling is a major plot point. I did enjoy the way the author brought up colorism, racism, and how younger generations tend to have to break family cycles. All in all 3.5/5.