Oye by Melissa Mogollon
I don’t know easy methods to speak about this e-book with out sounding like a wild-eyed fangirl pero ahí les va. Columbian American teen Luciana has been tasked with serving as caretaker to her abuela whereas making an attempt to get by means of her senior yr of highschool. She’s additionally making an attempt to persuade Abue to evacuate the household dwelling as Hurricane Irma barrels its manner towards Miami. Then Abue receives a crushing medical analysis, and the already eccentric, cussed previous lady digs in her heels, refusing to depart. By way of a sequence of telephone calls to Luciana’s older sister which can be so absolutely drawn that you just really feel such as you’re listening in on one other line, we get to know Luciana, Abue, Luciana’s mom, and different ladies within the household as they unpack long-buried secrets and techniques, generational trauma (oof), and all the new goss. This debut is a heat hug, a full-body giggle, a punch to the intestine, and the juiciest chisme—plus my sort of profanity. I simply adore it, a lot. —Vanessa Diaz