Trace Elements of Random Tea Parties (Live Girls)

Good book very interesting and a lot of thinking involved but I found it hard to follow and I didn't like the ending

Amazing style, grace and voice. Lemus is truly a fantastic talent and weaves so much personality and gravity into this novel. Probably one of those classics that I will read once a year from now on.

I wanted to like it; I saw the 5 stars...I bought it. Not good. I found myself continuing to read because I felt a loyalty to the author once I picked it up and started...like I must with all books that I start. I just found that it didn't get any better the longer I read. Truly wish I hadn't bought it.

With her debut novel, Felicia Luna Lemus treats us with a story filled with corazon and a deceptively easy style. Her protagonist, Leticia Marisol Estrella Torrez, is a young Angeleno who struggles to blend her lesbian life with that of her traditional Mexican-American family. Funny, soulful and heartbreaking, this is a fine novel that establishes that the personal is often political. I hope this is the beginning of a long writing career for Felicia Luna Lemus.

Rarely do I take the time to right a review for books. Most follow the same hum drum scenerios. Though this one follows the ole "grrl finds grrl" bases, the voice of the author was quirky, colorful and left me praying I didn't get to the end of the book any time soon. I'll be scanning bookstore shelves for up and coming titles from this wonderful author. Bravo Ms Lemus!