carmenghia 's review for:

Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina by Raquel Cepeda

2.0

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I can't decide if this really was an ad for a DNA company or if it just felt like one. Kudos to anyone who chooses to tell their family history, but this one was a little bit of a chore to read. The author has a right to be pissed at some of her family, but she can be downright petty in her treatment of a lot of people in the story - deserved or not. Also, she lost me on the spiritual side of things, since that's not an experience I can relate to.