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moodyromancereader's Reviews (135)
Some of my favorite books to read are multigenerational stories, complex family dynamics, and mother/daughter relationships. & this book gave me all of that and more! This book is told in multiple POVs, which was one of my favorite aspects of this book. I enjoyed getting so many different perspectives, and it helped peal back layers of each character’s way of coping.
This book follows the women in the Duong family, a Vietnamese family living in Los Angeles, California, who have been cursed with only having daughters. Each of the sisters are highly competitive with one another and are constantly fighting and trying to one-up one another through their daughters' accomplishments. The book is messy and dramatic, but I walked away loving these women so much. I didn’t know a book tackling themes such as generational trauma and the immigrant experience could make me laugh.
This book is filled with secrets, drama, and grief, but there is also so much love and hope woven into the stories. The biggest takeaway for me was the women in this family genuinely love each other, and despite time and distance, they will love one another in their own way. I also loved reading about the Vietnamese experience in SoCal.
Did this graphic novel make me cry? Yes, more than once! This graphic novel is about Mateo, who was born in Mexico but raised in the United States. He is deported to Mexico and wants to return to the US, his home. Mateo, who journeys alone to the US, hopes to return and to make it to the first day of his senior year of HS. With the help of locals and a ghost named Guillermo (a character who I loved 🥹), we follow Mateo’s journey.
The artwork was beautiful, and I feel this graphic novel did a lovely job depicting the environmental impacts and humanitarian issues surrounding immigration. Stories like this always make me so emotional because I have experience working with undocumented minors. Each story is unique, but significant themes repeat in many of their stories.
This book, like her first, is rich in Latine culture, and it’s something my soul has been needing this month. This story tackles grief, outgrowing old dreams, discovering new dreams, finding your roots, falling in love, and forgiveness.
It was so refreshing to read a book that takes place in a small town that is rich in Latine history and in which the population is majority BIPOC. I loved how Mexican food was so rich in this book and the connection of the Las Adelitas to the town.
I absolutely LOVED this book. This is one of my favorite reads this year. If you are looking for a book whose central theme is family that is rich, in culture, pick this book up. This book is told in four POVs between four cousins. The book starts by highlighting their close relationship as kids, and readers get to witness the contrast of their relationship in their adulthood. A tragedy suddenly occurs, and the four cousins are brought back together and readers get to follow their journey navigating grief, love, and growth.
Within the first chapter, I felt so emotional. This book had me reflecting on my relationship with my family. Whenever I was not reading, I immediately wanted to pick this book back up because the book felt like these characters were part of my family.
I felt the grief, the happiness, the frustration, and the uncertainty that life brings. I appreciated how the authentic these stories were and how each character was flawed and human. I also enjoyed seeing a book tackle the hardships that occur during the transition from yours 20s to your 30s.
I didn’t want the story to end. These four women feel like family to me and I’ll be thinking about their stories for a long time.
Within the first chapter, I felt so emotional. This book had me reflecting on my relationship with my family. Whenever I was not reading, I immediately wanted to pick this book back up because the book felt like these characters were part of my family.
I felt the grief, the happiness, the frustration, and the uncertainty that life brings. I appreciated how the authentic these stories were and how each character was flawed and human. I also enjoyed seeing a book tackle the hardships that occur during the transition from yours 20s to your 30s.
I didn’t want the story to end. These four women feel like family to me and I’ll be thinking about their stories for a long time.
