What’s one of the best books you read in 2025? This one is high on my list. 📚 The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes is a small book that absolutely packs a punch. It’s one of those reads that sneaks up on you - quiet, sharp, and deeply emotional - and then refuses to let go. I tussled with the main character the entire time. At moments I wanted to shake her. And then, slowly, I found myself understanding her. This book challenged my preconceived notions about why a mother would ever abandon her child, and it made me sit with discomfort, compassion, anger, tenderness…all of it. I felt every emotion. The story follows April, a young mother who, on the brink of what she calls “the white hot,” walks away from her life and boards a one-way bus ticket to the furthest place possible. What unfolds is ten days of freedom that stretch into ten years of absence, all told as a letter from mother to daughter. It’s not an apology, but an explanation. Spiritual and messy, fierce and funny, lyrical and raw, this slim book holds so much about generational trauma, self-discovery, and the complicated truths we carry. If you’re looking for a short read that will stay with you long after you turn the last page, this is it. We currently have two copies available for immediate shipping or local pickup. Have you read it? Or tell me what book wrecked you (in the best way) this year? 📚💭 #BookHavenBooks #BestBooksof2025 #DiverseBooks #LatineReads