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Don't Date Rosa Santos
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This book was warm, heartbreaking, delightful, and so so... beautifully human.
I adore this book immensely, and adore Rosa Santos even more.
- Follows Rosa Santos, a bi Cuban-American teen who lives in the small coastal town of Port Coral with her abuela. The story is an array of threads that weave together to form a wonderful slice-of-life story in a pivotal moment in Rosa's life: deciding on a college, in which one may possibly give her the opportunity to visit Cuba and learn more about her heritage.
But then, of course, enter a boy named Alex. Things change.
- This story is about family, family curses, the choices that we make, finding your place in the world, saving your home from gentrification, love, and being part of diaspora. It's a complex and beautiful story, filled with the ups and downs that life may throw at us.
- I loved all the characters and really felt like I knew them by the end. Moreno is incredible with words and her characters have so much life and spark in them.
- The story takes an unexpected turn towards the end - one that left me crying in bed because (a) it was heartbreaking, and (b) something similar happened to me last year. Please see trigger warnings for this, as I had absolutely no idea what was going to happen.
- This story is a love-letter to diaspora teens everywhere. I related so much to Rosa, and I think a lot of diaspora teens will relate to her too.
Trigger/content warning: (view spoiler)
I adore this book immensely, and adore Rosa Santos even more.
- Follows Rosa Santos, a bi Cuban-American teen who lives in the small coastal town of Port Coral with her abuela. The story is an array of threads that weave together to form a wonderful slice-of-life story in a pivotal moment in Rosa's life: deciding on a college, in which one may possibly give her the opportunity to visit Cuba and learn more about her heritage.
But then, of course, enter a boy named Alex. Things change.
- This story is about family, family curses, the choices that we make, finding your place in the world, saving your home from gentrification, love, and being part of diaspora. It's a complex and beautiful story, filled with the ups and downs that life may throw at us.
- I loved all the characters and really felt like I knew them by the end. Moreno is incredible with words and her characters have so much life and spark in them.
- The story takes an unexpected turn towards the end - one that left me crying in bed because (a) it was heartbreaking, and (b) something similar happened to me last year. Please see trigger warnings for this, as I had absolutely no idea what was going to happen.
- This story is a love-letter to diaspora teens everywhere. I related so much to Rosa, and I think a lot of diaspora teens will relate to her too.
Trigger/content warning: (view spoiler)
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Reading Progress
May 14, 2019
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June 17, 2019
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Started Reading
June 19, 2019
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Finished Reading