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Don't Date Rosa Santos
by Nina Moreno
3.5 stars, but worth rounding up.
I had never heard of this one until I received an arc of it at a conference. I normally roll my eyes when I see books saying things like "Game of Thrones" meets "Lord of the Rings" or whatever because it's NEVER true. So when I saw "For fans of Gilmore Girls and To All the Boys I've Loved Before" I thought, "Yeah, sure. We'll see about that."
I only can kind of understand why they mentioned To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Lara Jean and her connection to Korea and Rosa's connection to Cuba? I guess?) But this legitimately felt like Cuban Gilmore Girls, and I was ON BOARD. I do think the connection was more obvious in the first few chapters, but that's fine. I didn't really want a Gilmore Girls retelling, ya know?
So basically, imagine a Cuban-American Rory Gilmore who loves her grandmother and is cursed. Oh and there's a cute, moody boy too. (And it just dawned on me that her best friend is a drummer. How did was that not obvious to me before finishing the book?) I really enjoyed feeling immersed in the culture. I would have liked a bit more character development for some of the side characters like Ana, but overall, I thought this was a fun read. I'd definitely pick up another Moreno book in the future.
I had never heard of this one until I received an arc of it at a conference. I normally roll my eyes when I see books saying things like "Game of Thrones" meets "Lord of the Rings" or whatever because it's NEVER true. So when I saw "For fans of Gilmore Girls and To All the Boys I've Loved Before" I thought, "Yeah, sure. We'll see about that."
I only can kind of understand why they mentioned To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Lara Jean and her connection to Korea and Rosa's connection to Cuba? I guess?) But this legitimately felt like Cuban Gilmore Girls, and I was ON BOARD. I do think the connection was more obvious in the first few chapters, but that's fine. I didn't really want a Gilmore Girls retelling, ya know?
So basically, imagine a Cuban-American Rory Gilmore who loves her grandmother and is cursed. Oh and there's a cute, moody boy too. (And it just dawned on me that her best friend is a drummer. How did was that not obvious to me before finishing the book?) I really enjoyed feeling immersed in the culture. I would have liked a bit more character development for some of the side characters like Ana, but overall, I thought this was a fun read. I'd definitely pick up another Moreno book in the future.