Official Review: Luck is Just the Beginning by Celeste Leon

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Re: Official Review: Luck is Just the Beginning by Celeste Leon

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I love well-constructed books, and this seems to be it. Coming-of-age stories always have a certain charm to them; I will definitely keep an eye out for this. Thanks for the review!
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I love that you say the author paid attention to character-building. Stories with well-drawn characters are so much fun to read. Thank you for the thorough review!
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This sounds so incredible. I love character-driven books like this. It also sounds like the author has such a strong grasp of her setting(s). Thanks for highlighting what sounds like an awesome work by a Latina author. Adding this to my to-read list.
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What a great review! You've made the piece seem exceptional, too, notwithstanding the editing flaws that you said are negligible given the book length. I admire the author's gesture of honouring his father. Even if it might be a bit quirky to place luck and faith side-by-side, the book's ability to uplift the soul and give hope has sealed the deal for me. Thus, I'm putting it into my reading list shortly. Thank you.
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