Queerceañera

Joaquin is about to celebrate his eighteenth birthday. His dad and his sister had the best idea to celebrate with a bang by doing a Queerceanera! But not everyone is happy about it, especially his religious mother. And his childhood best friend, Felix, who just came back for the summer, is not making things easier when he mentions he's Jaoquin's chamberland and boyfriend. They just have to fake it 'til they make it, right? I did not finish this in one sitting but I did finish this book in a day! It just shows that the pace of the book is pretty good, and the writing is interesting through out that it holds my attention for so long. So, well done to the author. It was pretty good and the plot was adorable. The family aspects of this book made me miss my extended family. Majority are in a different country, and I definitely loved those parts of the book. And the gossip within the family was definitely realistic. I loved that the book touches different family members in the book and how those relationships pan out. Friendships are also part of this book, and I love how it managed to navigate that fragile relationship. That's the best thing that I loved in this book, the relationships. Whether they were bad or good relationships, I really like how the author did it. But I also do think they went too well that it was leading to a happy ending whether we like it or not. Finally, the romance. I'm honestly not a fan of it... I loved the fake dating troupe out of all the romance troupes, but this was not the best for me. I'll leave it at that so I won't spoil anything. Overall, it was good. As much as I love the family aspects of the book, there were things that didn't land for me. This was a definite feel-good, and quick book to read that a lot of people will enjoy. *I received an eARC of this book