A review by booksandbesitos
Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I picked this up because I really liked the title lol, but I didn’t really have any expectations going into it. It turned out to be coming of age but as an adult. And I really liked that. Our main character starts off as a reporter who is sort of engaged to a man with a couple friends. And by the end of the book she’s
a journalist, with a girlfriend, and a few new friends.
 

I liked that the book showed that finding your self, and where you belong isn’t something that ends in high school and it’s some thing lifelong. I also really liked how our main character struggles between the sexuality and her culture. It’s something very real for a lot of us POC. I’m not Armenian but I’m Mexican and there was so many similarities between what I dealt with and what happened in the book. (I had tías instead of aunties but the writing still makes it oh so relatable) 

The only thing keeping me from giving this five stars is that Nareh kept making really questionable decisions. Like girl please get a grip I’m begging. 

But all in all, it was a really nice read, and a really good mix of emotional and heartfelt scenes and some that were pretty funny.






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