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West Side Love Story
by Priscilla Oliveras
West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras
“Their shared understanding of the sacrifice of putting familia before self. His unexpected humility in admitting his struggles with parenting his sister. How right it had felt to simply hold his hand, see her interest and longing mirrored in his eyes. None of it mattered. He was a Montero.”
Be still my heart! A star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet reimagining, set in modern day San Antonio against the backdrop of mariachi music. This book was incredible!
Mariana Capuleta and Angelo Montero are the main characters. Their families are longstanding rivals in both their business and musical interests. The two MCs find themselves drawn to each other, admiring each other’s musical talent and dedication to family, but knowing they can’t be together. With both Capuleta and Montero families involved in a mariachi battle of the bands, Angelo and Mariana are forced to work together to keep tensions low while their attraction runs high. Keeping their feelings and budding relationship a secret from their rivaling families takes a toll, driving them apart. In the end, love finds a way forward. West Side Love Story was a sweet and heartfelt story with wonderfully diverse characters, and thoughtfully touched on issues of gentrification, immigration, and familial obligation.
Romancelandia can, let’s be honest, be very white (and heteronormative). I loved that the Spanish phrases and words woven into the text were completely natural and reminiscent of how my friends and I spoke growing up in Mexican-American communities on the West Coast. The descriptions of family dinners and mariachi music reminded me of Saturday evenings at my abuela’s house listening to the grown ups gossip with Pedro Infante in the background. I will come back to this book again and again.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND
“Their shared understanding of the sacrifice of putting familia before self. His unexpected humility in admitting his struggles with parenting his sister. How right it had felt to simply hold his hand, see her interest and longing mirrored in his eyes. None of it mattered. He was a Montero.”
Be still my heart! A star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet reimagining, set in modern day San Antonio against the backdrop of mariachi music. This book was incredible!
Mariana Capuleta and Angelo Montero are the main characters. Their families are longstanding rivals in both their business and musical interests. The two MCs find themselves drawn to each other, admiring each other’s musical talent and dedication to family, but knowing they can’t be together. With both Capuleta and Montero families involved in a mariachi battle of the bands, Angelo and Mariana are forced to work together to keep tensions low while their attraction runs high. Keeping their feelings and budding relationship a secret from their rivaling families takes a toll, driving them apart. In the end, love finds a way forward. West Side Love Story was a sweet and heartfelt story with wonderfully diverse characters, and thoughtfully touched on issues of gentrification, immigration, and familial obligation.
Romancelandia can, let’s be honest, be very white (and heteronormative). I loved that the Spanish phrases and words woven into the text were completely natural and reminiscent of how my friends and I spoke growing up in Mexican-American communities on the West Coast. The descriptions of family dinners and mariachi music reminded me of Saturday evenings at my abuela’s house listening to the grown ups gossip with Pedro Infante in the background. I will come back to this book again and again.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND