The Poet X

This was so beautiful! Elizabeth Acevedo brings life to her stories through her narration and I knew I wasn't going to go wrong with choosing to listen to this as an audiobook.

This tackled issues with living in an extremely religious and conservative household that I am quite familiar with, especially growing up in the Philippines.
Although I can't say I have extremely religious and conservative parents, I most definitely have family members that are, and cousins + close friends that share Xiomara's experiences.

What I especially loved about Xiomara was her questioning attitude when it came to the church's teachings, and hearing her thoughts about her culture and the societal structure and standards that so clearly favors men.

Acevedo is incredibly talented and I love the way she writes her characters, gives them their passions and dreams, a voice, and a story that so many can relate to.