Reviews tagging 'Child death'

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

21 reviews

princessm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was not what I thought it was going to be, I was happy with it start to finish. 
Some of the lines in this book were so profound and accurate to the point of personal experience. I was floored by some of the wisdom in this book, it made me feel very seen.
I also love how there's multiple issues being addressed with even side characters, it shows the complexity of each of our lives and how people may think or notice one thing but it's not enough to tip the scale, until it is. True so real life and when it's thru the eyes of a teenager, even more real.
I was nervous there would be some kinda cheesy ending that wraps up everything in a nice bow but it was so much more realistic than that and I have a ton of respect. Happy I waited for the hype to die down, made it now worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jraley_writes's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Abortion

bookrecsondeck's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

op3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.5

I really tried to love this book. I really did. I found the quality of writing lazy and rushed, the only highlight was the ending which I found to be just ok. So that’s what I’m rating the book as. Just ok.
Often times I take at least an hour or two to pick out books I want to read so I can enjoy what I read. This is one of those books I avoid when I spend that time searching. This is a testimony that I should keep doing that. But the ending was okay. The fluff was ok if you consider there to be any.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

kcohrs19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

cartermon4's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Murder

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence

squatruhh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

Oh my lantix heart! 😭😭🥰 I absolutely adored this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Deportation

carolinemwatson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racism, Rape, and Self harm

sweetmusic22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

There is so much about this book that I want to talk about. The main thing is that I LOVE that it shows authentic and complicated family relationships. As someone currently in recovery from family dysfunction and has also dealt with grief and as someone who is also Latina, it is so moving to read a book like this. There was so much about this book that reminded me of myself and my siblings. It is a tough read, but a powerful one at that. It is quite an emotional journey reading this book. 

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is for anybody who has dealt with complicated family members and grief. If you are in the right head-space to read it, I strongly suggest it. However, if you are not in the right mind to read something like this, I'd skip it! Other than that, this is one of those books that I am never going to forget. I haven't read a book that has touched a nerve in me since The Perks of Being A Wallflower. 10/10 would recommend again and again! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse