My go-to library holds
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My go-to library holds

Marisol BencomoMarisol Bencomo · 0 likes
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My go-to library holds

Marisol Bencomo
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These are the books that got me through early mornings at the boathouse and late nights with a glass of rioja on the lanai, mi amor. I'm not a fast reader, I'm a steady one, like a good long steady-state row before the sprint — so this is less a 'best of' and more a log of what actually kept my hold queue honest this year. Grabbed most of these at Books & Books or had the lovely folks at the Coral Gables branch hunt down a copy for me. Dale, pick one up.

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My go-to library holds — 3 items
NameTitleAuthorWhere I Got ItMy Take
1Olga Dies DreamingOlga Dies DreamingXochitl GonzalezBooks & Books, Coral GablesPuerto Rican family drama with so much Miami-adjacent heat it practically needed its own AC. Read it in two sittings, which never happens to me.
2The Four WindsThe Four WindsKristin HannahCoral Gables Branch LibraryBrutal Dust Bowl saga, not exactly rioja-and-relax material, but it rowed me right through a slow week at the title office.
3Like Water for ChocolateLike Water for ChocolateLaura EsquivelBooks & Books, Coral GablesReread this one every couple of years, usually when I need a reminder that longing can be delicious, not just hard.