9 Books to Read for Hispanic Heritage Month

by Donna Huber

September is Hispanic Heritage Month. If you are looking for some books to read, here are our recommendations. We include a little horror, a little romance, and a little historical fiction - so whatever genre you prefer, you should find an interesting book to read.

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The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. (Goodreads)

MK's review: This is a fantastic look at folk magic and the power of belief and bloodlines.

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A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera

Paris, 1889. Physician Aurora Montalban Wright takes risks in her career, but never with her heart. Running an underground women’s clinic exposes her to certain dangers, but help arrives in the unexpected form of the infuriating Duke of Annan. Aurora begrudgingly accepts his protection, then promptly finds herself in his bed. (Goodreads)

MK's review:  I thoroughly enjoyed this romance and seeing them get together.

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Mayra by Nicky Gonzalez

An eerie, hypnotic literary debut about friendship, desire, and memory set against the sultry backdrop of Florida’s swamplands. (Goodreads)

MK's review: I'm not sure if this is meant to be a kind of horror story, or showing us that sometimes nostalgia isn't what it's cracked up to be.

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When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa

A fun and flirty rom-com about a pact between friends that goes awry when one of them unexpectedly announces they're getting married. (Goodreads)

MK's review: The premise at first seemed like it would be a romcom, but it feels more serious than that, given the lifelong friendship and the real-world difficulties in the entertainment industry and family issues that came up.

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Oye by Melissa Mogollon

Structured as a series of one-sided phone calls from our spunky, sarcastic narrator, Luciana, to her older sister, Mari, this wildly inventive debut “jump-starts your heart in the same way it piques your ear” (Xochitl Gonzalez). As the baby of her large Colombian American family, Luciana is usually relegated to the sidelines. But now she finds herself as the only voice of reason in the face of an unexpected crisis: A hurricane is heading straight for Miami, and her eccentric grandmother, Abue, is refusing to evacuate. Abue is so one-of-a-kind she’s basically in her own universe, and while she often drives Luciana nuts, they’re the only ones who truly understand each other. So when Abue, normally glamorous and full of life, receives a shocking medical diagnosis during the storm, Luciana’s world is upended. (Goodreads)

MK's review: I really liked Luciana and her voice, and what we see of her grandmother

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The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro

A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel. (Goodreads)

MK's review: I adore the message of this book. Yes, there are dark emotions and in this case, suffering from a curse that is supernatural in origin. But ignoring it gives that presence strength until it breaks others.

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Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution... (Goodreads)

Susan's review: Along with a wonderful story, I learned a lot about the history of the revolution and the main people involved. I recommend this to everyone who enjoys historical fiction.

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The Road to Delano by John DeSimone

Jack Duncan is a high school senior whose dream is to play baseball in college and beyond―as far away from Delano as possible. He longs to escape the political turmoil surrounding the labor struggles of the striking fieldworkers that infests his small ag town. Ever since his father, a grape grower, died under suspicious circumstances ten years earlier, he’s had to be the sole emotional support of his mother, who has kept secrets from him about his father’s involvement in the ongoing labor strife. (Goodreads)

Susan's review: This novel will make you mad and it will make you cry as it takes you to a different time in the history of our country.

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Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

A dazzling epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West. (Goodreads)

Donna's review: Not only is it entertaining but it is also eye-opening to a culture and a history I knew very little about.

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Donna Huber is an avid reader and natural encourager. She is the founder of Girl Who Reads and the author of how-to marketing book Secrets to a Successful Blog Tour.

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