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

25 reviews

enlamont's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Infidelity

tetedump's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

rbudd24's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Deportation

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

eed8's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Abortion, and Pregnancy

pawprintedpages's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Racism

depression; hospitalization following suicide attempt; partial hospitalization program for mental illness

lixxyliz3's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

e_flah's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

I can see why I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is a standout in YA even though I personally didn't enjoy this book. Julia has a lot of strong opinions, largely negative, and reading from her perspective brought back all the ways I behaved as a teenager that in hindsight I regret. As this is a sign that her POV voice was well done, I'm leaving off a rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Rape

lyd41's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

danab913's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted 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

Very fast and entertaining book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape and Suicide attempt