A Hurricane Irma evacuation turned spontaneous family road trip is just the start of what's shaping up to be a stressful senior year for Luciana. Her older sister is off in DC living her best college life, her mom is constantly harping on her about one thing or another, and her love life is nonexistent aside from a hopeless crush on the hot female bartender she can't make herself actually talk to. But when her Abue receives a possibly devastating medical diagnosis, all that gets pushed to the back-burner. Now Luciana's life is no longer filled with skate parks and visits to the local bar's Ladies' Night courtesy of her fake ID, instead she's dealing with her Abue's crazy demands, playing translator at all their hospital visits, and being blindsided by family secrets far too often. Suddenly thrust into the center of all her familial drama, with no older sister to lean on, Luciana has no choice but to step up.

Told entirely via dialogue from one-sided phone calls, Oye is truly one of the most interestingly written novels I've read. At first a bit jarring, I soon came enjoy the style and the way it helped to convey the chaos of Luciana's life and really highlighted her emotions. We still get insight into the lives and thoughts of her family members, but all through the lens of a younger sister who is missing her sister, frustrated with her mother, and scared for her grandmother. Funny, relatable, and moving, this was a beautiful and unique read.