Reviews

The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez by Alan Lawrence Sitomer

urban_mermaid's review against another edition

2.0

The main character sounds inauthentic because the author is constantly trying to explain Sonia's culture rather than showing it through interactions, plot, or character development. It's also trope after trope incorporating elements from a Cinderella story (the daughter who has to do everything) to the kid who goes to her family's country of origin and is wowed by the experience. Evidently the author gets a lot of feedback from students to have it feel authentic, so perhaps this worked well there.
Super fast read - I blew through this in a couple hours.

bettyboop25's review against another edition

4.0

This book was good. I learned some interesting things about the culture of Mexicans.

booknightowl's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book! Fast and enjoyable read.