A love letter to every family still learning how to say ‘I love you.’
Mijo: We Bend, Not Break hit me right in the corazón—raw, real, and beautifully gut-wrenching, it’s a story about fathers, sons, and the love that finally learns to speak. 💔🌻

Mijo: We Bend, Not Break is a beautifully written multigenerational story that captures the quiet strength and pain that run through families who survive by enduring. Through the lives of fathers and sons shaped by migration, silence, and love left unspoken, Francisco Castillo delivers a story that feels deeply human and heartbreakingly real. His prose flows like memory—lyrical but grounded, heavy with truth and hope. I found myself completely immersed in the characters, feeling their longing, their resilience, and their slow journey toward healing. This book stayed with me long after I turned the last page—it made me think about the unspoken legacies we all inherit and the courage it takes to break cycles of pain.

🔥 Wow, this book got me right in the feels! Mijo: We Bend, Not Break is like a full-on emotional rollercoaster through love, loss, and generations of tough men learning how to feel again. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to hug everyone in it (even the stubborn dads!). The writing is raw, real, and straight-up gorgeous. You don’t have to be Mexican American to see your own family in these pages—it hits that universal truth about how we all carry pieces of the past. If you’ve ever tried to heal what came before you, this one’s gonna speak to your soul. 💔🌱