Language: R (100+ swears 69 'f'); Mature Content: R (on-page sex); Violence: PG13 (sexual assault, racist dialogue, sexual name calling)
BUYING ADVISORY: NOT RECOMMENDED
Sia Martinez mom disappeared in the Sonora Desert trying to return from Mexico after being deported. It's been 3 years and with no word from her, she's assumed dead. Sia blames the town sheriff for profiling and turning her over to ICE, but she's holding out a glimmer of hope and continues to light candles in the desert to "guide her way." When a new boy at school shows up in the same special place in the desert (between two seguaros Sia calls Adam and Eve) they start up an unlikely friendship which quickly becomes intimate. But they aren't the only ones to visit their spot - unexplained lights and a possible UFO crash brings back more than just memories for Sia.
Too many layers, PTSD from her assault, her mother's death, the sheriff's son's bullying, racism, immigration issues, her friend's ultra religious father, aliens, conspiracy theories - and so much more. With so much going on, nothing was well developed. It was science fiction, coming of age, and magical realism story, and too mature for a school library.
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