“A roller coaster of a story! Three very different women's lives coalesce around the shared experience of bearing an unfair amount of their families' mental load and wanting to do something about it.
The audiobook is worth it for Singer's voice alone, but the entire cast is stunning. I have never read a more evocative work of fiction. The deep, multidimensional characters evoke empathy, empowerment, and sometimes disgust. He gives us a devastatingly unvarnished look at the US carceral system and a warning for what may to be come. Adjei-Brenyah's writing is soul-shifting. When a portrait artist all of a sudden finds herself unable to see faces - including her own! - her entire life gets spun upside down. I can always count on Katherine Center to deliver a great “beach read” and this one is no different. “This fun and quirky audiobook is the perfect listen for summertime. Avi Roque's narration brings all the characters, but Ander in particular, to brilliant riotous life, and the depiction of immigration injustice will ensure Ander and Santi get lodged in your head just as much as your heart. Filled with so much queer joy, profound queer love, and delicious Mexican food, it'll warm your heart, bring tears to your eyes, and make you want some tacos ASAP.
“ Ander & Santi Were Here is the queer YA book the world needs right now. That in combination with Michallon's atmospheric writing make this a must-read thriller. The "family man with a dirty secret" trope is not new, but giving all the power of storytelling to the victims in the killer's sphere, was fresh. “I was awed by Michallon's ability to create such vivid portraits of every character in this book, while keeping the tension so taught, I had to remind myself to breathe. They grow from inseparable girls to estranged women who come face to.” Nancy Privileged and with a sense of entitlement, Akorfa grows up viewing the world very differently than much-less-privileged Selasi does.
We hear their stories from Akorfa’s perspective, then from Selasi’s, and finally from their combined perspectives after they have learned hidden details of each other’s life. “Medie’s use of multiple perspectives in telling this story of cousins Akorfa and Selasi is extraordinarily effective.
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