Queen B’s Decree: I’m trying to branch out this year and read new to me authors and genres I don’t often read. What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez is about a family and what happens to them after 13 year-old Ruthy goes missing. Ruthy’s two sisters, Nina and Jessica, see a woman named Ruby on a reality TV show…a woman that looks suspiciously like Ruthy, so they try to track her down.
And it’s somehow funny, yet poignant, and heartbreaking, all at the same time. I enjoyed the multiple points-of-view, and seeing how everyone dealt with Ruthy’s disappearance differently.
I think what I found most interesting was the idea that missing girls and women of color aren’t mentioned in the media the same way white girls and women are. And it’s unfortunately true. It’s such a sad thing to realize that this fact is true in our society.
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez was a wonderful debut from a new to me author, and I’ll be looking for more.
Book: What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez
Series: standalone
Genre: Fiction
Hotness: no salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: missing, trigger warnings