A review by suzettmolina
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

5.0

I really loved this book and it has really changed the way I see so many things. It’s the first book outside of some Sandra Cisneros that I truly relate too and feel seen. It was nice to read from the perspective of another Latinx country as my parents migrated from El Salvador and it’s always been a frustrating part to be jumbled in as we are all “Mexican”. I really enjoyed the way she emphasized that even in the issues that come with being BIPOC proximity in whiteness even when it comes to your skin color changes and is significant to the way the world is for you. I’ve always said being literally the brown Hispanic versus the white passing Hispanic it’s a completely different world sometimes. This book has made me look at myself and remind me how to connect with my parents, but also connect back to myself and actively choose to find who I am and not continue looking for the “acceptance” in the white spaces that I will simply never fully be good enough for. Prices Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez, thank you for allowing me to be seen. I look forward to passing down this book to my little sister ♥️