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I love Elizabeth Acevedo and will read every book she writes. She's also a fantastic audiobook narrator, which is how I consumed this story. Unfortunately I couldn't get into this one as easily as her previous works. There were too many characters and I couldn't keep track of them all. The writing was poetic and beautiful as usual, but I wish the story focused on one or two main characters rather than four sisters and two cousins.

I love memoirs, especially when the author narrates the audiobook version, so I was excited to get my hands on this from my library. I remember Alyson Stoner from the Missy Elliot video, as most people do, as well as some Disney shows and movies. Being a child star is tough and I was anticipating learning about what they went through growing up. It’s fascinating to learn about someone’s life and to have access to so much - it really fills my curiosity. It’s hard to rate memoirs since it feels like I’m rating someone’s life, rather than the presentation and writing of it. This was an interesting listen and had some difficult parts to hear about, but this book was written well, narrated excellently (forgot they were a voice actor) and kept my interest. It was nice to see Alyson evolve and find their true purpose and identity in life, and I wish them much success in their personal and professional life.

I got this audiobook from hoopla because it is done by one of my favorite narrators: Weruche Opia. This is the story of Temi, who wants to get a BBL. I was anticipating the book being from her POV, so when the additional POVs began, I was confused. I wish it had only been from hers, but I get why the author told it from the perspective of her family members. We got insight into their lives that we may not have gotten as easily if it was just Temi’s voice.

The narration was great as always and I liked the story for the most part, though it felt unsatisfying at the end.

Found this audiobook on hoopla and thought it would be an entertaining listen. It sure was! The two narrators for the two main characters did a great job, and it was easy to know whose POV it was from the voices. It’s been a while since I’ve listened to a romance so I forgot how descriptive the language can be. I don’t think I read the full synopsis of this book before I got it because I was surprised there was a plane crash, which is a critical part of the story. Not a fan of billionaires so I could’ve done without that aspect, but I did enjoy the relationship between the main characters and how they evolved together.

Found this book through my library as it was listed as a newly added audiobook. I confused the narrator with another author, but she did a great job anyways. The story itself didn’t really appeal to me initially, and it was a slow start and hard to get into it. I ended up pushing through and listening to most of it during one hike. I liked the feminist tones towards the end and the rejection of centering men, but overall this story just made me a bit sad and unfulfilled. And I hated the political angle with the inclusion of war criminals Clinton and Obama 🤮