A review by rootedreader
My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy to review. My Side of the River follows Elizabeth (and her family) as she navigates two worlds-being an American and being the child of immigrants. She writes in detail of the pressure she feels to be the best while feeling outside pressure that she isn't and never will be. Following her from a young age until young adulthood we see her struggle to become her own person without losing touch with where she comes from. 

I enjoyed this quite a bit, my only issue with the last couple of chapters not as in depth as the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Deportation

Minor: Mental illness and Abandonment