Reviews tagging 'Child death'

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

21 reviews

nutmegan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Rape

annamorgan27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Deportation

zoelynn's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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: Child death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicide attempt

onemorepagecrew's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez was a five-star read for me in June and is another YA novel that has the depth of adult literary fiction.  In it we meet Julia who is navigating early adulthood while grieving the unexpected death of her sister, Olga.  

 

Olga was the one making life choices her parents wanted for their daughters and Julia feels like she is tasked with filling the role, yet she keeps pushing back on it.  Instead she is trying to understand her parent’s immigration journey and what drives them to be the people they are today; something they are trying hard to put behind them.  And she’s determined to unravel clues to Olga’s social life that seemed hidden from everyone, only to be shocked by what she finds. 

 

The story is told with both the insecurity and perseverance of a young person who finally feels that it’s their moment to make decisions for themselves, only to be weighed down with grief and a changing family.  If you enjoy reading emotional coming-of-age stories, this is an excellent choice. 

 

Content warnings: Self-harm, Death, Grief, Sexual assault 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault

youreawizardjerry's review against another edition

slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

Trauma filled. I'm sure it will be a good book for some, but not for me. Check CW 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

applebutter_and_pickles's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

saratonin_stories's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

somnimah's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

3.0

While it is great that this book seeks to cover heavy topics in this coming of age novel, it is overall very slow paced and a bit disconjointed/rushed in places throughout the storyline.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia