The Brothers Torres- Review by Aspen Gates

The Brothers Torres

by Coert Voorhees

****stars

Francisco Towers, better known as Frankie has been quiet his whole life with best friend Zack, and now thats about to change his sophomore year. Frankie comes out of his shell and finally asks Rebecca Sanchez, the most beautiful girl at school to homecoming with him, but like every nervous person he hesitates and losses his chance to the most popular guy in school. Now completely embarrassed he walks away and gets a lecture from his older brother Alex about respect and how he needs to get it. However, that all takes a wrong turn when he gets into an altercation with Mr. Popular and winds up getting beaten up pretty badly. Now things pretty much change from his brother coming around more to protect him, to Rebbeca Sanchez changing her mind about going to homecoming with him. And as we all know with every positive there comes a negative. From Frankie's parents selling their family restaurant, to his brother taking 'respect' to a whole another level and suffering the consequences. Read The Brothers Torres, in the O'Hara library to find out what happens to Frankie and his brother in the end.

I thought The Brothers Torres had a really great story to tell and it kept me entranced in the book until I finished it. I gave this book four stars because at times I felt like it was dragging, but other than that it was completely on point and I never put it down unless I was made to. I recommend this book to young men and women even though it's told by a boy's point of view, and to anyone who likes stories about high school life and what you go through to become somebody.