Nevertheless, the novel is well-paced and themes of family, romance and identity should resonate. When secrets surrounding her adoption are brought to light, the revelation seems anticlimactic. Triana (The Temptress Four) has created a well-rounded character in Chloé, from her biker chick persona to her tendency to make up portmanteau words (girlgoyle, fathomystic), but she falls short in describing Chloé's feelings about her adoption and her attempts to find her birth parents. And then there is her best friend, Rock, who is interested in taking their friendship a step further. Chloé initially finds some happiness with Gordon, but their relationship is volatile. With a black body, blue airbrushed flames, and perfect sloping ape hangers, Lolita is Chloés last connection to her beloved uncle, Seth, who left her the bike when he died last summer. Though she is still reeling from her uncle's death and insists that ''keeping safe from any more heartbreak is my main goal,'' she and Gordon begin dating. Chloé Rodriguez values three things above all elseher family her best friend, Rock and Lolita, her Harley-Davidson 1200 Sportster. We lose many things during our time in this universe. When she finally opens her eyes to the truth, Chloe. Edited by Gaby Triana with John Palisano, this anthology of 19 short stories by some of the most. At school, she is assigned a peer tutor, the enigmatic Gordon, to avoid failing chemistry. In the end, Riding the Universe is a story of a girl searching for something, but she doesnt know what. The narrator of this uneven novel, 17-year-old Chloé Rodriguez, lives with her supportive adoptive parents, her twin baby brothers and her beloved Harley Davidson, ''Lolita''-a gift from her late uncle Seth. Chloe Rodriguez loves Lolita, her Harley-Davidson 1200 Sportster motorcycle she inherited from her late uncle, Seth.

Riding the Universe by Gaby Triana