A review by paperbacks_and_planners
Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore

4.0

I keep going back and forth on how to rate this but I think I'm settling on 4 stars.
I really loved this story. The magical elements and characters were so beautiful. And the rep in this book was next level. This has trans characters, gay characters, Latina characters, victims of abuse. And each of their stories and struggles was handled so perfectly. I grew so attached to each of the main characters.
The main reason this isn't a 5 star is because the flowery, overly-descriptive prose is not my thing. So this star deduction is purely a personal preference thing. If you love whimsical, descriptive narrative, this is your book. But I found I started skipping over a lot of the description as the book went on. It was beautiful, it just slowed the story down for me.