{"id":44930,"date":"2026-08-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/juliet-takes-a-breath-by-gabby-rivera-3\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T00:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T00:42:45","slug":"juliet-takes-a-breath-by-gabby-rivera-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/juliet-takes-a-breath-by-gabby-rivera-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Juliet Takes A Breath by Gabby Rivera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\r\n\r\n&#8216;F***ing outstanding.&#8217;&#8211;Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author Rivera captures both the disappointments and the possibilities that come with realizing that your life s solution cannot be figured out by someone else.  The New York Times Book ReviewJuliet Milagros Palante is a self-proclaimed closeted Puerto Rican baby dyke from the Bronx. Only, she&#8217;s not so closeted anymore. 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