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A review by literallymya
The Truth Is by NoNieqa Ramos
5.0
NoNieqa Ramos does it again!
Disturbed Girl's Dictionary was one of my top books last year and this is even better. A Puerto Rican girl named Verdad, reeling from the death of her best friend, finds her life getting a lot more complicated once she meets the mysterious and adorable Danny (gender unknown). As she grows closer to Danny, she learns to re-examine her biases about love, sexuality, gender, and even race and racism.
I feel like we rarely see a teenager figuring certain stuff out in YA. They usually start out woke to racial issues, like Starr in Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give . Here, though -- we get to see Verdad unlearn toxic things and grow into a much more mature, more knowledgable human.
I especially loved Verdad's complicated relationship with her heritage. As a fellow Puerto Rican who can't speak much Spanish -- I feel you girl. Also, the representation of a young queer group of friends is the most accurate I've seen probably ever. Everything felt believable.
So, 10 out of 10. Can't wait to see what Ramos does next!
Disturbed Girl's Dictionary was one of my top books last year and this is even better. A Puerto Rican girl named Verdad, reeling from the death of her best friend, finds her life getting a lot more complicated once she meets the mysterious and adorable Danny (gender unknown). As she grows closer to Danny, she learns to re-examine her biases about love, sexuality, gender, and even race and racism.
I feel like we rarely see a teenager figuring certain stuff out in YA. They usually start out woke to racial issues, like Starr in Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give . Here, though -- we get to see Verdad unlearn toxic things and grow into a much more mature, more knowledgable human.
I especially loved Verdad's complicated relationship with her heritage. As a fellow Puerto Rican who can't speak much Spanish -- I feel you girl. Also, the representation of a young queer group of friends is the most accurate I've seen probably ever. Everything felt believable.
So, 10 out of 10. Can't wait to see what Ramos does next!