Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova – Labyrinth Lost was one of the first books that made me feel seen as a Latina reader. It’s a love letter to every Latinx child of the diaspora and it feels like I’ve waited my whole life for it.ħ. Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno – This is my favorite novel so far in 2019 and the layers! I’m in love with so many aspects of this one from the nautical Port Coral setting to the vivacity of the Santos women. This one really snuck up on me, stuck its hand in my chest and pulled out my heart.Ħ. More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera – I may never recover from how Adam Silvera’s first novel ruined me. Elizabeth Acevedo would have been my idol. I think I would have sucked at poetry, but I would have adopted this medium in a heartbeat as a teen who struggled to express herself. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo – The one novel by a Latinx author I would gift to myself as a teen is The Poet X. This Much Ado About Nothing retelling is smart and funny and I wish I had as much talent as Anderson seems to have in her pinky finger when it comes to writing.Ĥ. The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson – Undead Girl Gang is a close second for my favorite Lily Anderson novel, but the wit in this one is so on point. The characterization in this one blew me away and it’s one of those cases where my least favorite trope (a love triangle) was done well. I consider historical fantasy to be my soft spot. The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – This is my favorite Silvia Moreno-Garcia novel so far. Every McLemore novel makes me fall more and more in love with their writing.Ģ. The magical realism, the sister relationship, the prickliness of Roja that reminds me so much of myself I could cry. There are so many things about this book that I love.
We both adore When the Moon Was Ours, so for this list I am highlighting my second favorite Anna-Marie McLemore novel. Blanca y Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore – Jocelyn and I have very similar taste when it comes to books. Although this list was really hard to put together (really, really hard), I’m pretty satisfied with what finally ended up on my list, but know there are so many more books by Latinx authors I love and hopefully one day I can share those with you as well.
I’m so excited to share with you today my top ten favorite books by Latinx authors for Latinx Heritage Month.
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