A review by goodverbsonly
Soledad by Angie Cruz

5.0

read for senior sem:

THIS BOOK IS SOUL CRUSHING AND AFFIRMING ABOUT A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER UNDERSTANDING GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AND ALSO .... CULTURAL TRAUMA BY LIKE... LISTENING TO EACH OTHER

(a summary that does not do this book justice at all!!!)

when olivia screams at the end she breaks through generations and years of her own abuse because that is the moment that soledad needs her. even though the whole book is framed as soledad coming home to save olivia really olivia saves soledad !!!!!