Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love stories of the 1%, but she can’t seem to find her own.until she meets Matteo, who forces her to confront the effects of long held family secrets… Prieto is a popular Congressman representing their gentrifying, Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan’s powerbrokers.ĭespite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. It’s 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro “Prieto” Acevedo are bold faced names in their hometown of New York. In particular, Guerra’s luscious voice conveys Olga’s transformation from fighter to a compassionate woman as she overcomes dualities and finds wholeness within herself.” – BookPageĪ blazing new talent debuts with the story of a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her absent mother, her glittering career amongst New York’s elite and her Puerto Rican roots in the wake of Hurricane Maria. “The narrators’ accents and code-shifting create a vibrant auditory experience. "All three narrators are Puerto Rican–born and deliver the Spanish passages with musical grace, thereby enhancing an already fine novel." - The Washington Post
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