A review by rachbreads
Soledad by Angie Cruz

3.0

Soledad reads exactly like what it is - a debut from a promising novelist. I think it's always interesting to go back and read early works from authors who have since become more well known for different works. It shows how they developed their style. The drawback is that, frankly, it's usually not as good. I don't think there was anything necessarily wrong with Soledad, it was just a little disjointed and unclear. The premise & protagonist seemed loose to me - seemingly Soledad is the protagonist but this really isn't her story. It's the story of a Dominican family living in Washington Heights & how they all got there.