¡Viva Lola Espinoza!
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A debut young adult novel that’s Pride & Prejudice with a dash of magic, about a booksmart teen who spends the summer in Mexico City, meets two very cute boys, attempts to learn Spanish, and uncovers a family secret that changes her life forever. Lola Espinoza is cursed in love. Well, maybe not actually cursed — magic isn't real, is it? When Lola goes to spend the summer with her grandmother in Mexico City and meets handsome, flirtatious Rio, she discovers the unbelievable truth: Magic is very real, and what she'd always written off as bad luck is actually, truly . . . a curse. If Lola ever wants to fall in love without suffering the consequences, she'll have to break the curse. She finds an unlikely curse-breaking companion in Javi, a seemingly stoic boy she meets while working in her cousin's restaurant. Javi is willing to help Lola look into this family curse of hers, and Lola needs all the help she can get. Over the course of one summer — filled with food, family, and two very different boys — Lola explores Mexico City while learning about herself, her heritage, and the magic around us all.
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I liked this story. The journey that Lola took throughout the book was interesting. I'm Afro-Latina and many of my cousins struggle with Spanish like Lola so her story felt familiar. I didn't appreciate how Lola's parents treated her after they found out that she got a C in Spanish. I did expect a negative response because of the way she reacted to receiving the grade. Her extended family made the story vastly more interesting with their antics. Over the course of her summer in Mexico Lola finds herself learning about love, belonging, and the magic around us all.
Thank you to Turn the Page Tours and Kokila for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
