Your Fault: 2 (Culpable)

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The idea of the story is original, and even more so as it goes on and things that happen that may seem to the reader as unbelievable suddenly make sense as the crux of it all becomes clear ( without giving too much away ) The one thing I loved and related to was the love of the bookstore. I have a local indie that I adore and it feels like home every time I walk in the door. If I lost it, I don't know what I would do. So I could 100% relate to what the girls were going through. And I admired their tenacity and focus.

Culpa tuya / Your Fault by Mercedes Ron: 9788413142029

The start of this book is slow burn. It gives a lot of wonderful little gems as it shows you about the characters. While I generally like a faster burn however this just had something to it that made it very interesting. Before reading this, I had never seen Empire Records, and I felt like this could be a 4.5 star read. Maybe even 5. Then I kept reading, and it kept disappointing me, and it became a generous 3. Hasta ahora, la pasión ha sido más fuerte que el orgullo, pero la diferencia de edad, la universidad, las fiestas, sus padres y los fantasmas que acechan a los dos les ponen a prueba una y otra vez, como una bomba de relojería que amenaza con hacerles estallar. Many thanks to the publisher, macmillan, for sending me a free ARC in exchange for an honest reviewI related to Daniella so hard, even though Rinn is the book blogger of the bunch lol! Rinn has an incredible and empowering arc in that short span of time. I really enjoyed her opposing dynamic with Danny and Imogen kind of the buffer in between them. Imogen has some of the most beautiful, lyrically written chapters in this book. Although Danny was the poet, Imogen expressed herself in a way that touched me deeply. This friendship group gave me life, even if they only got together at the very end. 🥺

Your Fault: Why Childhood Trauma Shapes You and How It’s Not Your Fault: Why Childhood Trauma Shapes You and How

This book also had so much diversity that it was amazing! The rep included anxiety, depression, lesbian, Latinx, Korean, Middle Eastern, and biracial. I will note that I’ve seen this book being billed as lgbtq+ but the lesbian rep pretty much only included a scene where a girl breaks up with her girlfriend, and another scene that hints at flirting. It’s definitely there, just as there’s so much effortless diversity in this book, but I wouldn’t really call this a lgbtq+ book because of it. I love contemporary novels set during one day. I love books set in bookstores. I loved the author's previous book. So I was so sure I was going to love this book too.This book has a premise that sounds very simple, but the story it tells is so beautiful and profound. Not THE movie. Not an adaptation of this book, which is not out yet, but somehow already exists. A totally separate movie.