Name: So Hard to Say
ISBN: 9781416911890

Alex Sanchez

When Frederick shows up at school, Xio is thrilled. The new boy is shy, cute, and definitely good boyfriend material. Before long, she pulls him into her lively circle of friends. Frederick knows he should be flattered by Xio's attention. After all, she's popular, pretty, and a lot of fun. So why can't he stop thinking about Victor, the captain of the soccer team, instead?

So Hard to Say

Ariel Himboi

So Hard To Say is a cute short story about two characters in turn-style POVs. We have Xio whose met this new kid and falls for him while dealing with the fact that her father has left their family and she doesn't know why. And we have Frederick, who can't figure out why he doesn't like Xio and why he likes someone else instead.

I liked seeing the different cultures represented in the story and I adore the young writing Sanchez has, it brings me back to when I was just as young and figuring things out! 

There was, needless to say a lot of drama! I adored the characters and their roles and I loved how involved family was throughout the story. It was very touching! 

All in all I'm glad they all had a happy ending- albeit cut short ( I definitely could have done with a few more pages to see what changed next ) and I thought it was a fun read! I definitely recommend it for everyone!