Once Upon a Quinceanera

By: Monica Gomez-Hira

Narrated by: Frankie Corzo

Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Jane the Virgin, this immediately accessible and irresistibly fun rom-com debut will spin listeners into an unforgettable summer of late-night dancing, broken hearts, second chances, and telenovela twists.

Carmen Aguilar just wants to make her happily ever after come true. Except apparently “happily ever after” for Carmen involves being stuck in an unpaid summer internship. Now she has to perform as a party princess! In a ball gown. During the summer. In Miami. Fine.

Except that’s only the first misfortune in what’s turning out to be a summer of utter disaster. But if Carmen can manage dancing in the blistering heat, fending off an oh-so-unfortunately attractive ex, and stopping her spoiled cousin from ruining her own quinceañera - Carmen might just get that happily ever after - after all.

©2021 Monica Gomez-Hira (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

Cute YA Rom Com

Very entertaining and sweet. I enjoyed the performance. I think Frankie Corzo's voice really enhanced the story.

Unique Latinx Love Story

For Carmen, the last thing she wanted was to perform at her little cousins quinciniera, especially since this same cousin was the cause of her social downfall a few years prior. But things have a way of coming full circle, such as when Mauro, the boy behind the drama of her past, shows up at her job. Telenovia meets YA romance with a flare for comedy and coming of age. This story makes you laugh and cry and marvel at the wonders of finding your own path.

Carmen Did Nothing Wrong !!

Just for the record, let me say one thing .. CARMEN DID NOTHING WRONG !! .. now that's off my chest let's begin my review
The story talks about Carmen she just turned 18 and she can't graduate from high school until she does her final "work in the field" project, which makes her work in a company called " Dreams Come True " where she basically cosplay as a Disney princess in different parties and celebrations .. her mom and her sister (carmen's aunt) had this huge fight in the past and it got worse when Carmen turned 15 and she had to have her quinceanera, now three years later they want to make up, and the only way to do it is through another quinceanera.. her cousin who is the source of the problem that happened

I hope my explanation is clear enough, now, everything becomes magical when you add Disney to it .. even this book, I swear Dream Come True was the only good thing in this book .. every relationship Carmen has is absolute trash, from her awful aunt to the son of a gun "love interest" Mauro who is her ex
This book showed me clearly why I hate Ex stories .. because they make zero sense.. he is a jerk, he never apologized, all he did was smooth talk her to love him again for some reason, everyone was blaming Carmen on their mistakes and she was blaming herself unnecessarily, no one apologized to her for being this awful, she had to do it although, again, SHE DID NOTHING WRONG !!
I wanted to like this book more than this because it had such a great potential .. the writer is very good but I hoped if the plot was better

The narrator was very good and I liked her performance, although towards the end she felt so off, like she is not liking the story anymore but she is forced to narrate it