Our MexIcons Libro Club has started and the third book is To Selena, with Love by Chris Perez for the month of March with SPECIAL GUEST Alicia from Alicia's Delicias.
For the first time, Chris opens up about their unbreakable friendship, their forbidden relationship, and their blossoming marriage that was cut short. Here's a short recapitulation.
Title:
To Selena, with Love
Date read:
March, 2023
What drew me to this cover?
Selena’s beautiful portrait and the title since it was addressed to her by her husband.
Why did I choose this book?
I am a big fan of Selena and I wanted to hear the perspective of the love of her life. He knew her like nobody else did.
Other books that could be a crossover?
MUSIC: Selena LIVE: the last concert (album)
FILM: Selena (1997 film)
The feeling(s) of this book evokes me:
Nostalgia
Favorite passage(s):
“Most important of all, this girl has my back, and I was going to have hers until we were old and left this earth. Little did I know that my time with her would be so short.”
Did reading this book change me in any way?
It changed my view of Selena in a less glamorous way. I’ve always idolized her performances and wanted to sing and dance like her. But in this book, for me, it humanized her. I saw her as a typical girl, more like me, embarking on a new exciting adventure of freedom, marriage, and just life.
Would I recommend this book?Yes, I love the beautiful life she was building with Chris and he would be the only one who can really tell that story.
Thank you Alicia for this compilation of beautiful thoughts. Please give her a follow:
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Thank you for reading with me and stay tuned for the next read...
Con permisito dijo Monchito
Con amor,
Haydeé