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Reviewed by Christine Nguyen for Readers' Favorite
Dreaming In Spanish: An Unexpected Love Story in Puerto Vallarta by Sara Alvarado is a refreshingly honest memoir about a young woman trying to heal from past substance addictions and sexual traumas. Sara wants to become a better person and stop being a crazy party girl. She finds herself partying nonstop wherever she travels, drinking hard, waking up in strangers’ beds, with cocaine bends, and a continuous loop of destructive behaviors. Suddenly, Sara wakes up to another sexual assault, of which she has no memory. She decides to travel to Mexico, uncertain and scared. Sara starts a new life by getting a job as an English teacher, an apartment with a beautiful ocean view, attending AA meetings, falling in love with a local, and unexpectedly becoming pregnant.
Sara Alvarado takes the reader on a compelling voyage of self-recovery and self-healing. She delves into her spirituality as she struggles to maintain her sobriety. I found myself entirely captured by Sara’s candid writing style and multifaceted story. I loved being reminded continuously throughout her spiritual quest to live in gratitude for the little things and to live with mindfulness. I learned a lot about AA meetings and how they can help someone stay sober and clean. Dreaming In Spanish is an inspiring memoir to help anyone trying to overcome alcoholism, drug addiction, and sexual traumas. It shows that with faith and belief in yourself, you can turn your life around at any given moment. A fantastic and enthralling read!
