This book broke me (and my reading slump). And then the author’s note broke me again. Plot: Ben is your typical rich cishet white dude from a family so rich they’ve been able to ignore the last century in civil rights advancements. Beatriz is a queer, Latinx woman with zero chill about systemic discrimination and generational wealth in the negatives. His family voted for Orange Hitler, obviously, while his win has paralyzed Beatriz with fear and anger and more fear. They hate each other, but […]
“My heart is going to jump out of my chest, and I need my books.”
Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra
