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A book by a Latine author

* Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia: slow burn+ magic fores+ dark YA fantasy+ sapphic romance+ protect her sister
* Each of us a Desert by Mark Oshiro: Latinx queer author-they+ queer MC+ fantasy with deep themes of religion, sacrifice, and the power of our stories
* Nocturna by Maya Motayne: Darker YA Fantasy+ light/dark duality+ unique magic system+
* First Impressions of You by Gabriela Graciosa Guedes: Romcom+ Pride & Prejudice retelling + slow burn + enemies-to-lovers + plus size rep
* Borderless by Jennifer De Leon: YA Contemporary Fiction+ immigration story+ intense+ mother/daughter love story
* We Set the Dark on Fire by Taylor Kay Mejia : YA dystopian fantasy+ sapphic romance+ real world immigration parallels
* The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
* The Cipher* Isabella Maldonado: Thriller/police procedural + first in a series+ author who is an FBI quantico graduate
* A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Caña: Fake engagement + meddling family + frenemies to lovers

Starting off the year by reading Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo for this prompt!

I’m reading ‘You had me at hola’ by Alexis Daria for this prompt. I’m listening to the audiobook version.

I am reading an ALC from Libro.fm for this one: The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez, this is a historical fiction set around the construction of the Panama Canal. I am enjoying so far!

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, You Only Live Once, David Bravo by Mark Oshiro, Queen and Conquerer by Isabelle Olmo, Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega, Frozen Hearts and Death Magic by Day Leitao, Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman, A Dance With Fire by Aleera Anaya Ceres, The Call for Finis Pride by A.J. Torres, and Revenge and Forgiveness by A.J. Torres

For this prompt, I read A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Caña. Highly recommended four stars

For this prompt i've been reading/listening to, Big Chicas Don't Cry by Annette Chavez Macias

About to start this one soon. The author is a Latino author named Hector Tobar.

Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”

Just finished Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo for prompt 2. Highly recommend!

Too Soon for Adiós by Annette Chavez Macias was a great contemporary romance read with no smut.

I just finished "The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto" by Adrianna Cuevas. It was a very exciting and emotionally impactful middle-grades read. Highly recommend!

I reread “From Lukov, with love” by Mariana Zapata. When I’m in a reading slump anything by Mariana Zapata is a comfort read!