"I'm not homeless. I have multiple homes in all kinds of places. I am so blessed."

Cafe Con Leche is Yoe Apolinario's honest experience of her awareness of her blackness. Have you ever heard the phrase "I'm not black, I'm ____." Well, that describes most of Yoe's early life to a T. Yoe covers topics like casual racism, colourism, and homophobia among the Latinx community. Yoe describes her struggle being raised by a white Latina mother, who did the best job she could while her black Latin father bounced around her life. The difficulty of being a diaspora child comes into play in the narrative. Yoe is part Puerto Rican and Colombian, yet she hasn't grown up in either place. She feels connected to these places and wants to install a connection to these places for her children as well. Being a Queer woman of colour adds another layer to Yoe's story, adding more judgement to the mix.

The layout of the book is somewhat all over the place. Yoe repeats many sentiments again and again. There's no plot. The chapters have labels, but that does not mean anything for the contents within them. The book was very readable, and the readers get the main points. The book feels like Yoe is having a conversation with the reader.

I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.