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A review by larksnest
The Truth Is by NoNieqa Ramos
5.0
Really good realistic fiction. TW for racist attitudes.
I went into this book without too much information, and I think it's wonderful. It's a coming of age story. Its about dealing with your grief and life moving on, seemingly without you. It tackles first awareness of attraction, of developing feelings for someone who isn't "right" for you. It tackles living with a mental disorder and mental health. It talks about becoming aware of your own ingrained prejudices about race, and LGBTQ people- I think it's very honest and messy to see a character come to terms with the messed up things she had always been taught to say, to believe.
There were several really great characters. I liked Danny a lot; Blanca was so lovable. I thought there was a lot of diversity in characters and the author tried to set them apart, make them unique. A whole group of LGBTQ individuals is introduced to the main character, and you see her adapt her own preconceptions and get to know them as people. I admit, Verdad's calling everyone in racist, generic terms in the beginning was hard for me to read... but it was included in there to be true to her journey. When her walls start coming down, a little, she realizes that this name-calling, even in her own head, is shity behavior.
I read through it quickly and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a good YA.
I went into this book without too much information, and I think it's wonderful. It's a coming of age story. Its about dealing with your grief and life moving on, seemingly without you. It tackles first awareness of attraction, of developing feelings for someone who isn't "right" for you. It tackles living with a mental disorder and mental health. It talks about becoming aware of your own ingrained prejudices about race, and LGBTQ people- I think it's very honest and messy to see a character come to terms with the messed up things she had always been taught to say, to believe.
There were several really great characters. I liked Danny a lot; Blanca was so lovable. I thought there was a lot of diversity in characters and the author tried to set them apart, make them unique. A whole group of LGBTQ individuals is introduced to the main character, and you see her adapt her own preconceptions and get to know them as people. I admit, Verdad's calling everyone in racist, generic terms in the beginning was hard for me to read... but it was included in there to be true to her journey. When her walls start coming down, a little, she realizes that this name-calling, even in her own head, is shity behavior.
I read through it quickly and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a good YA.