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The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
4.0
Trigger warnings: divorce, strained sibling relationship, abandonment, lying
Read this book for Latinx Book Bingo as my Romance square.
I've been interested in Mia Sosa's books for awhile; they've been recommended to me several times from different Latinx readers so I knew at some point I would give them a try. I'm really glad I took advantage of Latinx Heritage Month to do so! One of my favorite parts of the book is the representation. Like Venezuelans, Brazilians don't get very much literary representation in any genre, let alone romance; so it was really great to see it be such a wholesome and detailed part of the story. Honestly, the premise is a little strange. I was definitely a little taken back at first, but I think if you give yourself to it, it's easy to see the chemistry between the two main characters. Lina was hard for me to get to like, but I understood her very deeply. The need to succeed, to live up to the sacrifices of your family and to make them proud; how hard that is on who you want to be. It makes it so much harder to live your truth, but I loved her journey toward discovering otherwise. Max was also someone I understood. Strained sibling relationships are something I know very deeply. I can't say I liked them as characters, they both frustrated me a little bit haha. But I definitely felt and understood their connection and how they related to each other. The side characters absolutely and completely stole the show so I'm looking forward to seeing how the next book turns out.
Read this book for Latinx Book Bingo as my Romance square.
I've been interested in Mia Sosa's books for awhile; they've been recommended to me several times from different Latinx readers so I knew at some point I would give them a try. I'm really glad I took advantage of Latinx Heritage Month to do so! One of my favorite parts of the book is the representation. Like Venezuelans, Brazilians don't get very much literary representation in any genre, let alone romance; so it was really great to see it be such a wholesome and detailed part of the story. Honestly, the premise is a little strange. I was definitely a little taken back at first, but I think if you give yourself to it, it's easy to see the chemistry between the two main characters. Lina was hard for me to get to like, but I understood her very deeply. The need to succeed, to live up to the sacrifices of your family and to make them proud; how hard that is on who you want to be. It makes it so much harder to live your truth, but I loved her journey toward discovering otherwise. Max was also someone I understood. Strained sibling relationships are something I know very deeply. I can't say I liked them as characters, they both frustrated me a little bit haha. But I definitely felt and understood their connection and how they related to each other. The side characters absolutely and completely stole the show so I'm looking forward to seeing how the next book turns out.