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A review by stateofgrace
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez
4.5
I liked the slice-of-life vibe, with informal writing. All of the four POV characters had very distinct voices. The characters were incredibly vibrant. They all felt real and relatable, with realistic and complicated relationships with each other.
There is a masterful balance between two drastically different tones. The story alternates between being a humorous romp of discovering a long-lost family member in the most unexpected place and being the emotional journey of a family trying to come to terms with a complicated past. Ruthy Ramirez never really gets her closure, but her story, along with the story of her family, still gets told.
There is a masterful balance between two drastically different tones. The story alternates between being a humorous romp of discovering a long-lost family member in the most unexpected place and being the emotional journey of a family trying to come to terms with a complicated past. Ruthy Ramirez never really gets her closure, but her story, along with the story of her family, still gets told.