A quick, light-hearted romance/women's fiction story about a woman trying to figure out what she wants in life and take a chance on love along the way. I enjoyed the cute premise of the story but the actual romance felt a little one-dimensional for me. I wanted more, Just an okay read overall, not one that will be making my favorites list for the year though. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy!

I absolutely adore this cover, so when I requested it, I didn't realize the book was previously published over 20 years ago. The author's note helps put this into perspective and sets the stage for the story. However, the bulk of the story fell flat for me. I loved that Jessica was superstitious, but her heavy leaning on Madame Hortensia became too much at the end for me. Jessica was a tad too indecisive for my taste, especially between her love interests and her occupation.

Making decisions is one of the harder parts of adulthood. Jessica, like many of us, has a hard time making decisions. Her life is just in a lull and I think she's missing the spark she thought it might always have, as many of us do. She consults her psychic and a figure hanging from her rearview mirror for signs of what to do and is "told" to seek change. I could have told her that, but what do I know?

Like all good romances, she ditches the old boyfriend who isn't "The One" and a handsome replacement appears! The downside, because all men have them, is that he wants her to make lots of life changes to become more successful. Sometimes though, you have to listen to your own heart rather than blindly follow the directions of others.

This sweet story left me thinking. It's very relatable for any twentysomething and I liked that about it. I think it's more geared for a younger crowd than myself, but I enjoyed it.

We find the main character Jessica at a job she doesn't like, hooking up with a guy that won't commit, and bickering with a sister who she believes is a sellout. In the midst of all of this, she takes advice and direction from a psychic who frankly you can see from the beginning isn't predicting anything. The story fell short for me in a lot of ways, mainly because of its predictability and how frustrating Jessica was throughout the book. What I did appreciate is her finalizing realizing what she deserves and making those hard decisions that we have to face in life to make us truly happy.

This was a cute book about an Hispanic girl as she tries to figure out her life at 26. It was fine but not for me, Jessica seemed younger than her age, and her dependence on a fortune teller went on so long it got silly.
I’m not sure if this is a YA book, it definitely read like one. 2 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Ugh Jessica is a bit of a mess and wading through life on a whim. Madame Hortensia helps direct her but really she is the person who has luck on her side. Idk I hoped to enjoy this one more but it was just one not fully thought out decision after the next. I also was very uncomfortable with the constant focus on Jessica's body (full shape); it felt like alot.

I love this new cover and the title is great - both definitely captured my attention. I didn’t realize it was previously released. I think it fell a bit flat in the character development and I missed the spark and banter in the romance. It was an easy read and womens fiction fans may enjoy it. This one most wasn’t for me.

Houston, We Have a Problema is an okay read. Some of it was relatable for me, I have a slightly superstitious Mexican mom and can still hear her voice in my head when I do certain things. Other things felt very stereotypical (not in a good way) and some of the Spanish used was off (my family wouldn't use that word for what was being described) or misspelled. Even though this book was originally published in the early 2000's a lot of the issues still ring true today, so it aged pretty well. There is a bit of a love triangle, it's not intense, I think most of it was Jessica's head. The pacing was a little slow for me, I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either.

This was a quick and entertaining read.

Did I enjoy it though? I came in thinking this was a romance and this definitely feels more women's fiction, so I think that was my bad. I also didn't realize this was a re-release of a book published in 2009 and it shows. I definitely think it is important to do in with the right expectations.

While I didn't enjoy the reading experience that much, I was definitely entertained, like there was drama in this woman's life and I love drama so...

I liked the title and thought it would be an interesting read. The story felt like a series of stereotypes and bad clichés that made the read awkward and uncomfortable. I couldn’t connect with the MC and the story felt slow. Normally, I like stories that are from a different time period but this just seemed to hold on to all the worst things of that time. Just not the kind of story I could get into.


Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun read, I clicked with Jess’ character early on in the novel. While some of the dialogue felt a bit stilted to me, I really enjoyed this book overall. It definitely read like an early 2000s rom com and I enjoyed the ride.

This is a re-release of a book originally written in 2009. It ages okay other than the use of email to communicate and burning play lists CDs. Jessica Luna lives in Texas and is proud of her Mexican heritage. She is 27 and works for an insurance company although her degree is in Art History. She is a bit immature and is trying to figure out her future. She looks for signs in everything and her medium is like a trusted therapist who she goes to seeking answers her problems. She has a Mexican artist boyfriend who is horribly neglectful of her. And she meets a wealthy successful white businessman who treats her with great kindness.

This is women's fiction and being promoted as own voice. For me a romance novel is where the love interest gets most of the focus of the story. In this case the book is about a woman figuring out what she wants and will put up with. She has issues with race especially as her sister married a white guy. I was uncomfortable with some of what I thought were stereotypes like the "lazy Mexican" or that a liberal white guy can rescue her. If the author was white it might have ended up as a DNF because of my feelings. But because this is an own voice I don't feel I can comment on the authors own cultural experience more than that. I still enjoyed the story but really didn't connect much with Jessica. There is minimal language and intimacy is behind closed doors. Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book SO much, read it so fast I couldn't put it down. I loved the honest way in which Jessica's struggles were explored and how we never felt like she was being judged for her choices.

I found this book a little slow to get going, but once I got into it I really liked it. The main character Jessica is ready to make some changes in her life and enlists the help of Madame Hotensia, a fortune teller, who I really got a kick out of. I thought the author did a really great job of making Jessica come full circle. This book wasn’t exactly like the rom-coms I’m used to reading, however it is a reissue from twenty years ago, so that was to be expected. All in all, I enjoyed the story and would be interested to read more by the author.

I was excited to read this because I love reading books that represent my culture. I really wanted to love it but it fell flat and I couldn't get in to it. It was written well but this just might not have been for me.

I want to thank Gwendolyn Zepeda, Forever (Grand Central Publishing), and NetGalley for this ARC!

I thought I was going to live this but I struggled with Jessi as a character. She was a little frustrating for me and because of that, I did not finish this book all the way.
Thank you to Netgalley for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I know this is a reissue of a book from the early 90s but I was really disappointed by the antiquated body issues and self talk in this book. DNF

I felt so let down with this book. I was excited about a romance that represented my culture, but the few parts in Spanish were either anglicized in their spelling or had grammatical errors; a very superficial Spanish that any Spanish speaker would identify as unnatural. Then the cultural depictions... Guillermo in particular felt like such a cartoon of a Latin man. I was so distracted by the stereotypes, I just couldn't get into the story. I almost called it quits when Jessica started relying on a fortune teller (because we're supersticious, y'know) who called her m'ija (no contractions in Spanish, it's simply mija). I truly called it quits when Jonathan swooped in to save the day and the comparisons start between the nice American man and the no good Latino guy. Nope. I just couldn't.

Although written twenty years ago, this book is still relevant. I liked that it was published over two decades ago and doesn’t include many of the facades available today. I liked Jessica. She’s a good hearted person who is ambitious and ready to change her life. She does it gradually while working on her personal relationships. I was amused that she consulted Madame Hotensia, a psychic who acts as her therapist. One of the East scenes is when Madame tells her the truth. You have to mark life happen for yourself, not wait for things to happen.

Re release of a story written in 2000 and it shows its age. Dirtbag calls heroine in the middle of the night and I wanted to punch him in the face. DNF

Thanks to Forver,for the ARC to read and review.