Crystal's review
Playing with Boys: A Novel
by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (Goodreads author!)
Crystal's review
Playing with Boys: A Novel by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (Goodreads author!)
Crystal's review
rating:
bookshelves:
modern-romance--chick-lit,
own-these
recommended for: fans of chick list, mostly
This is the novel that introduced me to Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez and got me hooked on her chick-lit with a Hispanic twist books. Don't assume I'm prejudiced for pointing out the ethnicity either, as she makes it abundantly clear throughout the books that she is attempting to represent Hispanic culture, to greater or lesser degrees, in this book.
the book centers around several VERY different women, all of Hispanic origin, who live in the LA area, dealing with different issues. They eventually all become friends and all find love, of course (it's not a spoiler if it's chick-lit, right? you know that there's a happy ending automatically if it's good chick-lit.) while the boyfriend for the main character sounds pretty much too "good" to be true, the book is just cute and fun and a nice read when you want to relax (and if you aren't deeply familiar with Hispanic culture in general, and especially the history of military conflicts in Central America, you can feel like you're lear...more
the book centers around several VERY different women, all of Hispanic origin, who live in the LA area, dealing with different issues. They eventually all become friends and all find love, of course (it's not a spoiler if it's chick-lit, right? you know that there's a happy ending automatically if it's good chick-lit.) while the boyfriend for the main character sounds pretty much too "good" to be true, the book is just cute and fun and a nice read when you want to relax (and if you aren't deeply familiar with Hispanic culture in general, and especially the history of military conflicts in Central America, you can feel like you're lear...more
