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A review by theboricuabookworm
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
5.0
4.5 Stars: I LOVED this book, this story, these characters, so so so so much. This book hooked me from the very beginning when our MC's met and it did *not* go according to plan.
I love that the characters were so career driven but not in a way that made them cold or arrogant. They genuinely loved their jobs and not just because they were famous. Writing famous characters, especially soap/telenovela actors, is difficult in a world where at times, they don't seem like real people. Alexis made these characters so authentic in every aspect of their lives it was hard not to fall in love with them. Both the characters went through separate journeys of growth and acceptance about themselves but that were tied to how they grew together and it was BEAUTIFUL.
For me it seemed that the book was written by a Puerto Rican, for Puerto Ricans, and I was able to connect with the story on another level because of that, but that did not make the story seem less relatable to not Latinx people. Alexis did a fantastic job of explaining the dynamics in Latinx families and communities that didn't sound like an essay and when she criticized the community it wasn't preachy or forced.
"We're normalizing people who look and sound like us being happy and successful." -Ashton
The Primas of Power. That's it. That's the tweet.
If I keep going this will turn into a five page essay so I am just going to leave it at that. But please please please if you're in the mood for a fun and flirty romcom with heart, please read this.
I love that the characters were so career driven but not in a way that made them cold or arrogant. They genuinely loved their jobs and not just because they were famous. Writing famous characters, especially soap/telenovela actors, is difficult in a world where at times, they don't seem like real people. Alexis made these characters so authentic in every aspect of their lives it was hard not to fall in love with them. Both the characters went through separate journeys of growth and acceptance about themselves but that were tied to how they grew together and it was BEAUTIFUL.
For me it seemed that the book was written by a Puerto Rican, for Puerto Ricans, and I was able to connect with the story on another level because of that, but that did not make the story seem less relatable to not Latinx people. Alexis did a fantastic job of explaining the dynamics in Latinx families and communities that didn't sound like an essay and when she criticized the community it wasn't preachy or forced.
"We're normalizing people who look and sound like us being happy and successful." -Ashton
The Primas of Power. That's it. That's the tweet.
If I keep going this will turn into a five page essay so I am just going to leave it at that. But please please please if you're in the mood for a fun and flirty romcom with heart, please read this.