![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But that was definitely a relationship worth exploring, a friendship worth growing. That should’ve been the main plot point, but it kind of just stymied out. What I would’ve enjoyed more is the blossoming friendship, almost mentorship, between Xochi and Pallas. And what’s worse is that the characters in the book are talking about the age difference and the problems there, but it doesn’t change any outcomes or the situation. There’s a difference between a traumatic experience between an adult and teen/child, and a blatant relationship or sexual encounter. Michelle Ruiz Keils YA fantasy debut about love, found family, and healing is an ode to post-punk San Francisco through the eyes of a Mexican-American. Why do we need a romantic relationship to kindle between a 28-year old and a 17-year old? Why do we need sexual scenes between twenty-somethings and a teenager? We don’t. She is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels All of Us With Wings and Summer In The City of Roses. And there were components of it that could’ve been really lovely, but the book includes an excessive amount of adult/teenager relationships that were key part of the books but could’ve been entirely omitted without changing the purpose of the story. An ode to post-punk San Francisco through the eyes of a Mexican. Some of my first thoughts while reading All Of Us With Wings included: “why the hell are there so many characters,” “I am so confused,” and “what in the actual hell am I reading?” All of us with wings (2019)by Keil, Michelle Ruiz. ![]()
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