La formación de Yolanda la bruja

The Making of Yolanda la Bruja reads like a YA BIPOC call to action, was very chaotic at times, but also filled with teachable moments. Honestly, I wanted to LOVE this book but in the end it felt insanely long- too long- at least 100 pages less and it would have been better. I wish the editor reele......more

I wrote this book, but trust me I'm not being biased when I say this YA is everything :) Yolanda Noelis Alvarez is a Black Dominican teen Bruja being raised by her Bruja grandmother, Mama Tete, in the Bronx. When a boy enters Julia De Burgos High, her school in the South Bronx, the Bruja Diosas (her......more

Thank you to the publishers at Levine Querido for the chance to read the eARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! Yolanda Alvarez is a sophomore at Julia de Burgos High who’s also a brujita in training. As she grows more into her role as a Bruja from a long line of spiritual magic, a......more

There were quite a lot of social issues tackled here. Too many in my opinion. And the way the issues were presented, sometimes like literal lessons out of a history book, was frustrating. Readers, no matter the age, have got to be responsible for doing some work. That was largely missing. Also, the......more

Complex. Nuanced. Interesting. Relevant. Timely. I highly recommend this YA text about an Afrolatina sophomore growing up in New York City. The character development was well rounded and characters were dynamic and multifaceted. I’ve seen reviews claiming the author did too much but I would suggest......more