This is just a Hollywood version of migrants stories that everyone pictures. As a first generation immigrant this book is insulting on so many levels and it’s so poorly written. Just trauma dumping after trauma dumping with no end in sight it was very hard to finish

From the perspective of a native born Mexican the author writes well and the story is interesting; but it doesn’t come off as authentic. The novel is interspersed with words in Spanish perhaps as an attempt to lend it authenticity and make it sound more “real”, but it just comes off as soulless. A tourist’s news-dramas perspective of Mexico without nuance. What a shame, I wanted to enjoy it.

Beautifully written horrific tale.

Immigration… not as cut and dry as you might think. Good story and gives a different perspective.

Well written indeed. Great adventure and much information. Ending kind of anticlimactic however.

Incredible, brave story. I’m glad I read it.

Fine writing, unforgettable characters, heartbreaking theme.

Compelling characters gave a window into what it’s like to navigate an escape from cartel violence and cross the border with a coyote. Fictional but realistic story. Fell in love with the mother & son.

This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It has become controversial because the author is not Latina. That is irrelevant. What is important is that it conveys true emotions and the struggles of the migrants. As well as the senseless violence of the cartels.

Could have been written by a child or an AI. Don’t bother with this one.