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A review by yeriwithaj_
Yours, for Now by Leonor Soliz
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I love a book with a plus-size woman who doesn't hate herself because she's fat.
Lina and Gabe were so damn sweet and perfect for each other.
The book is cozy, loving, sweet, heartwarming, and just what I needed. The spice was mid but it fit the story and the mood. There's nothing about this book I can complain about.
You have two people that both know what they want in life but, they have a one-track mind and the pressure of what it means to be the children of immigrant parents who moved from their homeland to better their lives and worked hard for it. You also have heavy latine misogyny and sexism (by Lina's uncle towards her), something that is known to be in the latine community but we do not talk about it, we live with it.
I also really enjoyed how Gabe loved Lina and her existence as a bisexual queer human wasn't negated because she now was in a "fake" relationship with a cishet man.
The author really did her characters justice with her writing of them. There is so much to appreciate, value, and love in this story. I read it in one sitting.
I loved this book.
Lina and Gabe were so damn sweet and perfect for each other.
The book is cozy, loving, sweet, heartwarming, and just what I needed. The spice was mid but it fit the story and the mood. There's nothing about this book I can complain about.
You have two people that both know what they want in life but, they have a one-track mind and the pressure of what it means to be the children of immigrant parents who moved from their homeland to better their lives and worked hard for it. You also have heavy latine misogyny and sexism (by Lina's uncle towards her), something that is known to be in the latine community but we do not talk about it, we live with it.
I also really enjoyed how Gabe loved Lina and her existence as a bisexual queer human wasn't negated because she now was in a "fake" relationship with a cishet man.
The author really did her characters justice with her writing of them. There is so much to appreciate, value, and love in this story. I read it in one sitting.
I loved this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content