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I would highly recommend this novel to those that enjoy generational stories that utilize multiple perspectives.

I found this story absolutely beautiful and masterful in its ability to cover so much between generations, how much can be passed between them, and how heavily secrets can weigh on yourself and those around you. It felt like there was so much care given to cover such a vast set of heavy moments faced by each of the characters. Along with that, it felt as though the art of lucha libre was a character in of itself. I especially appreciated how much I got to learn about the love and art of Mexican wrestling and its importance to a culture and community.

As beautiful as I found the work, I did find myself struggling at times with how the swapping perspectives were handled. I would sometimes worry that I read things out of order as the timelines shifted in non-linear ways and it would cause me to backtrack. However, I did love the snappiness to each perspective as it made this book feel quite fast-paced. When a point of view would come to a close, I was always eager to get back to it to learn more of that character’s story.

Along with that, the format of this had me invested in each character and helped to make them all stand out in such unique ways. Each swap of the perspective developed the characters so well and helped to build up the relationships between each one. Even though their circumstances were all so different, I could come to understand how they were shaped by their life experiences and I wanted to give them all such big hugs for everything that they had fought through. Being as invested as I was, I found the ending to be the perfect emotional payoff.

I definitely plan to read the other books in this author’s catalog.