Melissa's Reviews > Ramón and Julieta

I was really looking forward to this book. There were somethings I loved and others I didn’t. Disclaimer: I am not Mexican and all latinx experiences are different so while this book ultimately didn’t work for me, I think others might love.

What I loved: the latinx culture celebrated, specifically Mexican traditions and customs. San Diego history surrounding Mexican communities and Chicano activists. This book will make you hungry! And I love a book that has great food references. A few on page orgasms that were spicy but were very quick.

What I didn’t love: There’s a plot of gentrification, cultural identity, and classism that is woven in that was refreshing to read about but ultimately felt very superficial. Actually the whole book felt very superficial. From the lengthy and constant descriptions of how much money Ramon has and the things he own vs Julieta. There’s a brief mention of someone getting deported that had no purpose so like why? The banter between Julieta and Ramon just didn’t do it for me. I wasn’t sold on their love at all mainly because I felt like they barely had conversations? i felt like I skipped the part of the book where this happens?