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A review by biblio_jordyn
Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun by Jonny Garza Villa
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
“All I wanted was to not hate myself anymore. I spent too much time thinking I was broken. Unnatural. Unlovable. Tiring myself out from trying so hard to be anything else”
Read this book. Read this book. Read this book.
If you are okay with the triggers? READ THIS BOOK.
I devoured to this book in LESS THAN a day and it was equal parts funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming.
This is a story about coming out and coming into yourself.
There is a true immersive experience of latinx culture, including food and language and more.
It shows family dynamics of extreme support and the opposite spectrum of none at all.
The story has friend dynamics that will make you want to hold your own and keep them close and thank whatever deity you believe in above.
There’s a romance that will make you aww and swoon.
But in the midst of all this there is also a story about homophobia, being free to be yourself, making hard choices, deciding what you’re willing to sacrifice and so much more.
I think two things that show this book best are lines from the authors note and the dedication:
“To all queer brown boys still waiting for their chance to bloom.”
“The reality that for queer people of color, for Latinxs, Chicanxs, Mexican Americans, joy is very much tied to trauma. Two sides of the same coin that is our lives.”
So again, check the triggers, but if you’re okay with them? I highly recommend this book.
Read this book. Read this book. Read this book.
If you are okay with the triggers? READ THIS BOOK.
I devoured to this book in LESS THAN a day and it was equal parts funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming.
This is a story about coming out and coming into yourself.
There is a true immersive experience of latinx culture, including food and language and more.
It shows family dynamics of extreme support and the opposite spectrum of none at all.
The story has friend dynamics that will make you want to hold your own and keep them close and thank whatever deity you believe in above.
There’s a romance that will make you aww and swoon.
But in the midst of all this there is also a story about homophobia, being free to be yourself, making hard choices, deciding what you’re willing to sacrifice and so much more.
I think two things that show this book best are lines from the authors note and the dedication:
“To all queer brown boys still waiting for their chance to bloom.”
“The reality that for queer people of color, for Latinxs, Chicanxs, Mexican Americans, joy is very much tied to trauma. Two sides of the same coin that is our lives.”
So again, check the triggers, but if you’re okay with them? I highly recommend this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Homophobia, Outing, and Abandonment