There is a scene where a group are out for dinner and they talk about gross food. There is hardly anything in the book about her heritage however and I thought the representation was underwhelming, to say the least. Ruby is half Caucasian and half Filipino (through her dad). I admit that was a little jarring after only ever hearing Teddy Hamilton do Aaron’s voice.ģ. Callie Dalton narrates this section in it’s entirety. After Aaron returns to the States, the book moves to the traditional Mariana Zapata style – first person from Ruby’s perspective. The protagonists don’t meet in person until well into the book. Callie Dalton narrates the emails and IMs from Ruby and Teddy Hamilton narrates the emails and IMs from Aaron.Ģ. Over time and once they become friends, the pair move to IMing each other. The first part of the book consists entirely of email. Aaron is a Staff Sergeant deployed in Iraq and Ruby Santos from Houston writes to him as part of a pen pal program for soldiers serving overseas. It’s an epistolary novel set in 2008/2009 for the most part. Narrated by Callie Dalton & Teddy Hamiltonġ.
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