Literally told my therapist that if anyone wants to fully understand me, they need to read this book. And yes, maybe it's because once I was also an angry, emotional, lonely teen with an overbearing Filipina nurse mom and emotionally-shunted white American dad.

Every character felt rich and vibrant and imperfect—VERY imperfect. You will find yourself getting annoyed at the main character.... because she is annoying as she navigates her anger and grief. My favorite part was how you could tell that Marisol loved her mom even while she complained about her mom. I loved how the story progressed and how it ended. It inspired me to keep healing from generational trauma. What a fantastic read.