This book was sitting in the pile of galleys up to my knees. It was among the books I handed over to my best friend to borrow and hopefully never return... When she saw it she told me "I think you better keep this one, it looks like something you might like." 
 OH BOY 
 This is a BEAUTIFUL, dark, funny, shocking book. It's like a Peurto Rican Catcher in the Rye if you will. Written like a series of connected, yet stand alone short stories it's one of those literary reads that is a pleasure to go through no matter what your tolerance for pace and style. My only complaint about it is that the last few chapters contain a time jump just to create some kind of page-turning conclusion (or so it feels). I liked the end, but I would have preferred it if there was foreshadowing of its twist in the beginning and middle of the book so that the conclusion didn't feel rushed and forced.