Xochitl Gonzalez's Olga Dies Dreaming
This is one of those books that I was into while I was reading, but was never eager to pick back up again. It has really engaging characters—the titular Olga, a Puerto Rican-American woman who works as a wedding planner for wealthy New Yorkers; and her older brother, a hot young congressman (who the wealthy white New Yorkers call “the Latino Obama”). Their stories—dealing with job stress, family stuff, secrets, guilt, romance, etc—are interspersed with letters from the mother who left them when they were teens because she wanted to pursue her revolutionary ideals. I did enjoy this for the most part, though wished parts of it were a little more subtle (on the other hand, some parts were fairly hilarious), but had really mixed feelings about the ending. I might make my book club read this, I feel like this will be a hot book club book this year. A-/B+.
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Content warning for rape.
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