We Light Up the Sky, Lilliam Rivera
We Light Up the Sky, Lilliam Rivera
List: $19.99 | Sale: $13.99
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We Light Up the Sky

Author: Lilliam Rivera

Narrator: Almarie Guerra

Unabridged: 6 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/26/2021


Synopsis

"Should you save a world that doesn't want to save you?
Award-winning author Lilliam Rivera explores the haunting story of an alien invasion from the perspective of three Latinx teens.

Pedro, Luna, and Rafa may attend Fairfax High School together in Los Angeles, but they run in separate spheres. Pedro is often told that he's “too much” and seeks refuge from his home life in a local drag bar. Luna is pretending to go along with the popular crowd but is still grieving the unexpected passing of her beloved cousin Tasha. Then there's Rafa, the quiet new kid who is hiding the fact that his family is homeless.

But Pedro, Luna, and Rafa find themselves thrown together when an extraterrestrial visitor lands in their city and takes the form of Luna's cousin Tasha. As the Visitor causes destruction wherever it goes, the three teens struggle to survive and warn others of what's coming--because this Visitor is only the first of many. But who is their true enemy--this alien, or their fellow humans?

Pura Belpré Honor-winning author Lilliam Rivera examines the days before a War of the Worlds-inspired alien invasion in this captivating and chilling new novel."

Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on August 31, 2021

I don't, it may surprise you to learn, actually like being mean. While I feel a certain je-ne-sais-quoi joyousness when I am writing a one-star review of a book that deserves it (the racist, the sexist, the stupid), even though I know these ones are most likely to receive an unending wave of disagree......more

Goodreads review by CW ✨ on January 15, 2022

Do you ever hear people say "all we need is an alien invasion to bring the world together!"? I felt like this book was a response to that - in that, the response was a 'haha. lol. no'. Following three Latine teens in a post-COVID pandemic world, We Light Up the Sky is a 'pre-apocalypse' alien invasio......more

Goodreads review by BookNightOwl on December 20, 2021

Just okay. Not much to say except it wasn’t what I expected. I felt like it wasn’t a completed story. It was a little weird and just didn’t like it as much as I hoped.......more

Goodreads review by Bekka on August 31, 2021

If you are reading or watching a Science Fiction/Fantasy book or movie, how important to you is that everything is believable within the confines of the story? For me, it's pretty important and unfortunately that's what made this go from a highly recommended book to one that I am on the fence about.......more

Goodreads review by Kye on November 06, 2021

I wanted to like this. I truly did. The premise had so much potential. But oh was it so poorly written. The entire book read like a stilted documentary. Like the author had been watching planet earth on repeat and went oooo that's the perfect writing style. ALL telling ZERO showing. This made it imp......more