Alysses
Una has suffered an injury to her leg which places her in the “weak” category in this society. Una goes into heat and recognizes the Alpha as her mate. He does not and publicly rejects her. It was bad. He leans into the weak trope heavily to justify the fact that she can't be his mate. Until he figures out how wrong he has always been. There was a lot of groveling. Most of the book is about Una going into heat and Killian groveling. They don't even like each other and it was hard to imagine the endgame for them. Like we know and expect it to happen, but I wasn't sure if Una was going to be all in or was just her wolf.
I don't know... By the end it worked for me.
Perspective:
1. If you've watched enough of her videos, then you don't need to read this book. If you haven't watched her videos– all the information available in this book is on YouTube.
2. You've watched her videos but would like it somewhat in one place– go for it.
Her videos are more informative in that she answers specific questions the viewers have asked. You can always add those notes to this book.
I really do like the way Dr. Chandra Prescod-Weinstein thinks. I like how she makes sense of things and how she has been able to circle certain facts about science back to social inequities. I believe she was able to do this better in some instances than others. Some parts of the book felt repetitive. Other parts I wasn't totally on board with but tried to understand how they got there. In the end, I walked away incredibly proud of her and all that she has had to endure to get there.
People don't realize how hard science is. It's been the most difficult task I've taken on and still feel mediocre at times. Most times I feel fabulous at how my mind is able to work. ;-)
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The action was when it was on page was awesome. The funny moments were funny. Yet, there were moments that I felt as if something was missing. Certain decisions were made that didn't make sense to me and it would take me out of the world. It's not a horrible read. I will have to re-read this before moving on to the second installment.
I think this was a nice start. Latino-a-x-e/ people of Latin American/Caribbean descent who do not identify as Latino-a-x-e, are complex and are not a monolith. This book is as the title states. This is a focus on voices that are redefining the Latino identity. There are many folks fighting over the word Latino as if it has existed since the beginning of time when it in fact was created in the 80's and has been a disservice ever since. The fact is that there are many issues within the community that need to be addressed. Every country represented has their own culture and traditions and needs. The word falsely represents unity when there is none.
The voices highlighted in this book are only a drop in the bucket. It is the responsibility of many to teach the masses. The masses have to want to learn and seek out other perspectives and learn other histories as well. This book is a starting point or one of many.
The redefinition that the title refers to are those that are marginalized within this community. They have had to figure things out on their own while navigating many cultures. It is a perspective many would like to ignore and/or ridicule and shrug off.
I like this well enough. It IS a very slow burn but it's completely understanding and tolerable. They don't know one another. It's a marriage of convenience with a very real possibility of it being a marriage based on love and respect. My biggest problem is that she constantly reminds the reader of her horrid life growing up with her step mother and father. Was she verbally abused and mistreated? Yes. At some point, however, you must move the story on and away from the sad love song. I think there is a way to convey the reasons for her reactions without constantly reminding us of certain things that were said and done when it's already been said quite a few times before.
I will definitely continue but I might end up skipping these moments of repeat repeat repeat.
She likes to cook A LOT. She wants to go wild and create all sorts of dishes but can't eat it all herself. She runs into her neighbor who loves to eat everything she cooks and eats it all. I don't know if this will be an actual amorous relationship. Does it have potential to be one? Absolutely. At the moment they are fostering a friendship based on cooked meals and groceries. They are bonding and genuinely care for one another. We shall see how it develops.
For now, this was a really nice read. No drama, no rudeness. Two individuals looking out for one another.
At this point I'm not sure where the author is going with this series. I know the author is gay but we don't know if our homeboy is. He has not come out. OK ok, there were the magazines. There are other signs but isn't that stereotyping? I'm just here trying to figure out ish like the rest of the family as well as Hiroki.
Dad is a disgusting human being at this point. He's going to have to go through some major growth. His views on gay people and then women in general create much suckage.
Recommendation by the one and only BRE BRE of the Loc'd Booktician.
I was so scared going into this book. I am a CHICKEN. I own it and I care not what people think about it. It's not so much chicken either...It's just I've experienced things. Purposefully living in fear is not an aspiration of mine.
This book was goooood!! It actually didn't scare me at all. Trust me that is a good thing because I was able to thoroughly enjoy it. It is eerie, suspenseful, and gruesome in all the ways a being taking over your essence and life can be.
I'm all in, Bre!
I remember watching Vampire Hunter D when it first came out as an anime. I remember loving it so much that I decided to read the manga all these years later. I didn't like it as much. I understand that some of the panels were drawn in such a way to convey lots of action and movement/speed but for me it was too busy and messy.
Grain of salt type of sitch.
