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Don't Date Rosa Santos
by Nina Moreno
This is the book I needed growing up. And even now it had a huge impact on me.
Rosa is the most relatable character I have ever read. From taking college classes in high school to overthinking everything and wanting to please everyone & most importantly "being a collection of hyphens".
Rosa describes the Latinx diaspora as "always caught in between. Two schools, two languages, two countries. Never quite right or enough for either." I understand not quite ever feeling like you belong, like there's a part missing & you're just not enough.
*I'll have a more completely fleshed out review later but I just finished & these are my most important thoughts.*
The: grief, death of a family member
Rosa is the most relatable character I have ever read. From taking college classes in high school to overthinking everything and wanting to please everyone & most importantly "being a collection of hyphens".
Rosa describes the Latinx diaspora as "always caught in between. Two schools, two languages, two countries. Never quite right or enough for either." I understand not quite ever feeling like you belong, like there's a part missing & you're just not enough.
*I'll have a more completely fleshed out review later but I just finished & these are my most important thoughts.*
The: grief, death of a family member