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Nací para esto by Alice Oseman

64 reviews

robinskye28's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

As much as I love Alice Oseman, this one was not it. Too many plot lines that are all sorta half finished. Very slow paced until the last 100 pages where suddenly everything is happening (very chaotic and hard to follow). Ending seemed rather unexplained? Angel confused me - one minute she is presenting as the very stereotypical fangirl (whole chapter talking about how The Ark is like a "faith" and "despite everything in the world being terrible, we choose to stand by The Ark") but the next she is 'not like the others'. Would have liked more background/info on Juliet and Bliss as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

*Grandparent not parent MC has anxiety/panic attacks

amortentiaa's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

i genuinely love this book so much <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

someone tries to murder/hurt someone??

lportilla's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Transphobia, Violence, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

acesiever's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia

historicalmaterialgirl's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Y'all... this one took me by surprise. Alice Oseman is not just a cutesy romance writer! She got into parasocial relationships and the horrors of celebrity and how it affects our mental health and relationships with each other. I haven't seen fiction ever try to explore this, let alone in young adult. I'm honestly so impressed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

cdoubet's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Hate crime and Sexual assault

darcyparcy's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

i've only read loveless so far in the world of oseman novels, and i liked this a lot more than loveless. it was unflinchingly human, bordering on absurdity at points, and i had so much fun and so many emotions while reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Like other Oseman books, I didn't love this but I also didn't dislike it. It was entertaining, but felt like a self-insertion fanfiction by and about fans obsessed over a boy band. The characters are all fun and the problems they navigate werr intriguing enough to keep me reading to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol

eslsilver's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

kits_den's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment