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

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

"π‘΄π’š 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒅 π’˜π’†π’”π’•π’†π’“π’π’Šπ’›π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒕𝒐 π’”π’–π’“π’—π’Šπ’—π’†, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 π’‚π’”π’”π’Šπ’Žπ’Šπ’π’‚π’•π’† 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’π’•π’†π’π’•π’Šπ’‚π’π’π’š π’•π’‰π’“π’Šπ’—π’†."

Prisca does so much goodness with this memoir. It is shocking and heart-warming how vulnerable and strong she is combating all the unfairness and pain LatinΓ© immigrants regularly face. She talks in depth about colorism, machismo, sibling abuse, and the gatekeeping of the American education system. There were so many shared experiences that I looked overlooked in my life that I didn't realized shaped who I am today.

It's a novel meant to be felt not read. But alongside reading it, she really f-ing nailed it. She's not just a courageous writer, she's brilliant. I wish I had someone like her or this book throughout my youth. Books like these change lives. πŸ€ŽπŸ’œ