A review by rodrama
Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno

5.0

This book struck a chord in me. When I picked up this book I expected a fun and beautiful read (which it was! please pick it up if you haven't). What I didn't expect was how hauntingly raw the emotions of Rosa's struggle as a child of diaspora and struggling with dual identity would resonate with myself. The Feelings that have been undefined in my own struggle finally were in the pages of this book.

Nina does an incredible job weaving together Rosa's two worlds that made Port Coral seem that it could exist anywhere, with characters that can easily identifiable in your own. Rosa's journey to find out who she is while trying to navigate the ideas of who her family thinks she should be; is done in a way that will leave you thinking about your own personal journey long after you put it down.