Just one week ago, I was excited to learn of When We Return by Eliana Tobias. NetGalley included it in a newsletter, and I was... Continue Reading →
Ramón and Julieta
This month, my reading challenge is to read retellings of the classics. One book that was high on my list is Ramón and Julieta by... Continue Reading →
Trespass
Recently, Silvia Moreno-Garcia announced that she would have a short story in a new Amazon Original Stories collection called Trespass. I decided to get the... Continue Reading →
Woman of Light
Only a couple of weeks ago I was perusing NetGalley when I saw a new book that wasn't yet available: Woman of Light by Kali... Continue Reading →
A Ballad of Love and Glory
Just one month ago, I found out about A Ballad of Love and Glory, the upcoming novel by Reyna Grande. Another author I love, Silvia... Continue Reading →
Written in Starlight
It was almost exactly one year ago when I read Isabel Ibañez's debut novel, Woven in Moonlight. Its sequel, Written in Starlight, was one of... Continue Reading →
The Spanish Daughter
Last month, I was thrilled to win an ARC of The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes. It was already one of my most anticipated books... Continue Reading →
Velvet Was the Night
I think I'm officially a Silvia Moreno-Garcia fan. I've read, and loved, three of her books: Gods of Jade and Shadow in 2019, Mexican Gothic... Continue Reading →
Cemetery Boys
It was a little over a year ago when Cemetery Boys, the debut novel by Aiden Thomas, came out. It was a book I was... Continue Reading →
Mona
Since my husband is Peruvian, I'm always on the hunt for books set in Peru, written by Peruvian authors, and/or starring Peruvian characters. This led... Continue Reading →
A Lot Like Adiós
It was a full year ago when I read You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria, and I ended up really loving it. The first... Continue Reading →
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
I was thrilled when Zoraida Córdova's new book, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, was selected as one of Book of the Month's main August picks.... Continue Reading →
The Woman in Red
A full year ago, The Woman in Red by Diana Giovinazzo was one of my most anticipated books of summer 2020. Though it came out... Continue Reading →
What the Hex
Last September I read (and adored) You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria. It's the first in her Primas of Power series, and I'm eagerly... Continue Reading →
Cantoras
Last summer is when I first heard about Cantoras by Carolina De Robertis. The paperback had just been published, though the hardcover had come out... Continue Reading →
Hades, Argentina
One book I was looking forward to in January was the debut novel by Daniel Loedel, called Hades, Argentina. I've been drawn to books set... Continue Reading →
The Air You Breathe
After I signed up for Book of the Month in early 2019, I started looking into their back catalogue of offerings, adding many books to... Continue Reading →
The Lost Book of Adana Moreau
About one year ago, The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata was just about to come out when I discovered it. I was... Continue Reading →
Infinite Country
I've been a member of Book of the Month for about two years now. Though I generally buy their new offerings, I do like to... Continue Reading →
Woven in Moonlight
At the beginning of this year, I stumbled across a captivatingly beautiful novel on Book of the Month: Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez, her debut and the first in a new duology. But it wasn't just the cover and the fantasy themes that grabbed my attention. I was also excited to read a book... Continue Reading →
Red, White, & Royal Blue
Okay guys, here's the deal: I am so tired of politics and the Trump administration at this point. I just want it to end already. Or, better yet, I wish we could turn back time and have a different president right now. Alas, we can't change the past, only the future (PLEASE VOTE). But thanks... Continue Reading →
Chasing the Sun
Six years ago, I was living in Lima, Peru with my fiancé (now husband). He's Peruvian, and in addition to spending nearly a year living in his country, getting to know his family, I also wanted to learn more about Peru through books. One of the newest novels I'd found online was Chasing the Sun... Continue Reading →
Next Year in Havana
A couple of years ago, I picked up Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton. She's released two more books in this series since then, and has already announced another due next spring, and I knew it was time to finally settle in and give this novel my attention. That this month (from September 15... Continue Reading →
You Had Me at Hola
This summer, I started hearing great things about a new contemporary romance, You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria. I was instantly interested, in part because it highlights Latinx characters. My husband is Latino - Peruvian, specifically - and while it wasn't quite love at first sight, we at least became friends at "hola."... Continue Reading →