Jam packed with passion, heart and an emphasis on the Ni Una Menos movement, Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez is an empowering coming of age tale with an ultra focused fútbol (soccer) edge. Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan lives in Rosario, Argentina…
Book Review: Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera sparks new life and culture into the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice by framing it as a love letter to Puerto Rico. The book follows Pheus, a Black Domincan teenager with a passion for…
Book Review: Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova
Magic, fairies, and impending world doom — just another day in the life of the Moritz siblings. Like its predecessors, in Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova, the last in the Brooklyn Brujas series, the heart of the story is always…
Book Review: Lobizona by Romina Garber
Werewolves, magic, love stories and more, Lobizona by Romina Garber is every fantasy lovers dream wrapped in heartfelt commentary on the immigrant experience in the US. Lobizona follows Manuela “Manu” Azul, an Argentinian teenager living in Miami, Florida. Manu is an…
Book Review: Running by Natalia Sylvester
What would you do if your father was running for president, but going against everything you stood for? In Running by Natalia Sylvester, Mariana Ruiz or Mari to her friends, is a Cuban American high schooler who finds herself at…
Book Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Deliciously hypnotizing and atmospheric, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a gothic horror novel crawling in mystique and tension. In 1950’s Mexico, Noemí Taboada, a young, outgoing socialite, receives an alarming letter from her newlywed cousin, Catalina. In the letter, Catalina…
Book Review: Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova
Take a break from the reality and enter the electrifying world of Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova. Based in 15th century during the Spanish Inquisition, this book springs into action from the very first page and takes the reader on a…
