The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza
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Sixteen-year-old Elena Mendoza is the product of a virgin birth.
This can be scientifically explained (it’s called parthenogenesis), but what can’t be explained is how Elena is able to heal Freddie, the girl she’s had a crush on for years, from a gunshot wound in a Starbucks parking lot. Or why the boy who shot Freddie, David Combs, disappeared from the same parking lot minutes later after getting sucked up into the clouds. What also can’t be explained are the talking girl on the front of a tampon box, or the reasons that David Combs shot Freddie in the first place.
As more unbelievable things occur, and Elena continues to perform miracles, the only remaining explanation is the least logical of all—that the world is actually coming to an end, and Elena is possibly the only one who can do something about it.
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This was a book that I was really excited about because of representation across the board.
However what it lacked for me was just a little more depth. One of the major plot points in this doesn't feel very organic. I understand why the story may have been left open ended like it was so you are never sure if she did the “right” thing.
It just felt like it really missed the mark for me.
I have received an Advance Reader's Copy of this book through a giveaway hosted by the publisher. This has not affected my rating in any way.
This was absolutely fantastic. I love it I love it I love it.There was one quote that stuck with me:“People who're suicidal believe they want to die. They make a choice to actively end their lives, and they're determined to do it. There are others who simply give up. Whatever happens, happens, even if it's death.”I felt that.(and I'm so here for Elena and Freddie (Eleddie? Frelena?) plus the asexuality rep got me so hyped in a quiet classroom full of test-taking teens)
