Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - Miss Meteor

first, this book has a feel to it that could be suitable for even younger audiences than other YA books. I tend to enjoy the other side of the spectrum so in that regard, not my cup of tea.
that being said, Miss Meteor was such an enchanting story of friendship and celebrating otherness, just lovely through and through.
it's really no surprise, both of the authors are absolutely brilliant. I'm just gonna be here waiting for their next collab if you needed me

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zombiezami's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

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christineazopf's review

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.0

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tania_mybookishsecret's review

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emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

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kie's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.25

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dtierra's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

I waited a few days after reading to write a review for this book. I really wanted to sit on it and reflect. This book is beautifully written, the authors have a wonderful writing style and the imagery is SO incredibly vivid. I particularly love the description of food at Selena’s diner. The characters are incredibly distinct and multidimensional, even the so called villain. This book is Stardust if Stardust was a lighthearted teen novel about a ridiculous town and a local beauty pageant. So nothing like stardust except for the star falling to earth! That said, this is a well written books that beautifully exemplifies stories of women of color. My only gripe with the book is that I was hoping for more of a storyline centered on

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Chicky’s sexuality beyond just coming out. I wish Chicky would have come out earlier in the book although I recognize that would have not allowed the same build up. I appreciate books about LGBT characters that don’t get stuck in the closest so to say. Also was I the only one slightly disappointed Chicky didn’t confess to a childhood crush on Lita?

Overall, I’d highly recommend this book for a lighthearted read centered on friendship! While there is some romance, don’t go into it expecting it, it’s far from the central story. It’s a cute read and easy enough to read in a day or two. Support some wonderful Latinx authors!!!!

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sapphicreaderlucy's review

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a really fun read! It was a total mood booster and reminded me how powerful bravery and community are. There were a lot of really complex and topical issues addressed within this book that I so appreciate. It addresses things like racism and homophobia, and intersectional experiences of being queer and a woman of color through the experiences of character Chicky. These characters were SO lovable and adorable, that may have been my favorite part about the book was how much I grew to love the main characters and their crew of friends. The plot was very well paced making this a fun read that went by really fast. I also so appreciated the allegorical effects of the space alien setting and characters as a metaphor for aspects of the Latinx experience. It is an empowering twist on the idea of Latinx people in the US as “aliens,” and I found that artistic point to be really beautiful and it added a lot of interesting insight to the character development of Lita. The only thing keeping this from a 5 star rating is that it does tend to be a little cheesy and overly reflective for my taste.

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I also was surprised at how casually the friends acted when seeing Lita as a stardust figure? I feel that was way too casually mentioned to be believable.

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