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She is so funny and so honest. One of my big regrets is that I hadn't read this book in time to give it to all my friends who were expecting children; it would have really been helpful to many of them.
Now that I've read all 3 of the books of the Fuentes I can say that I absolutely love the Fuentes brothers! Luis is the good brother who knows what he wants how to get it. His story starts at the wedding of his older brother, Alex. There he meets Nikki and doesn't see her again until he has to go back to the place where he grew up. Being the good brother, makes Luis understand that he needs to stay away from gangs and get good grades but the more he explores and meets people the, more he gets closer to the dark side of the Fuentes brothers Despite having Luis as the good brother who doesn't get in trouble he still manages to have the appeal that his 2 older brothers did. Luis had grown in the south side of Fairfield but he had never been exposed to the gang. After returning everything seems like it has changed but it doesn't mean that everything has stopped. After Luis finds some things out he feels like he's been betrayed and does some very bad decisions. Nikki was different from Brittany and Kiara. After going through some hard stuff with a boy who just played with her, she is hesitant to trust any boy she meets. I loved how she refused to like any guy but at the same time you could see that she was scared that it would happen. She might have been a hard person to get to but knowing what she went through makes the reader more understanding of her. I loved seeing Alex and Carlos back in this book. You get to see how their lives are going after their story was finished. They are both now good boys who don't want to go back to the way they were but when they see that Luis is in some trouble they are willing to help him. And also, I loved seeing the chemistry teacher back in this one! I'm sad to see the stories of the Fuentes brothers end but I know I enjoyed reading all 3 books. Simone's books have something that makes me not want to stop reading them because I always want to know what happens next. I would definitely recommend this book and the first 2 to anyone!
I would have not bought or read this book -- mostly because I still have hard feelings about selling the Sonics to Oklahoma. At our cabinet retreat in July, the Governor gave all us copies and asked that we read it. Since I tend to do what I am told, I did read it. It is well written, an interesting and compelling story of turn around. It is also deeply personal; Schultz is open about his struggles to maintain confidence while dealing with his own doubts. He very honest and does in-depth discussions about a number of his own mistakes. Most striking is his belief and action about reaching out and engaging the people through out the organization. He believes their secret sauce is the connection between the baristas and customers -- in order to have that, leadership has to have connection to all those people. One of the best leadership books I have read.