Demure (Modern Legends of Sidhe #1)

by Hope E. Davis

Sierra’s stomach was flat, but due to her Hispanic heritage, she had hips that meant she had to wear form-fitting clothes or risk looking like she was trying to hide a pregnancy. The black sweater she had chosen fit the bill perfectly, clinging to her curves to show them off.

This is so offensive.

The residents of Texas were, unfortunately, some of the most vain in America when it came to appearances, making it really hard to fit in as a second-generation Mexican-American, and even more difficult when she didn’t meet the appearance standards others expected her to meet.

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demanded, her voice dripping with vinegar.

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“Mama, I’ll be back in a year and a half. You will be exactly 55.” Like most women of Hispanic descent born in the early 70s, Sierra’s mother had children very young and close together, meaning she was not an old mother, at all. Though anyone listening in on the conversation would think she was on her deathbed with the way she was acting.

Again with the harmful stereotypes.