beaky's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Cursing, and Deportation
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Bullying, and Outing
belle123reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Racism, Classism, and Deportation
amberinpieces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Biphobia, Medical content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Bullying
Minor: Outing, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Blood, Deportation, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
warlocksarecool21's review against another edition
- 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
I loved Cesar so much and how he and Yami always had each other’s backs. And the arc about Cesar’s mental health was devastating and I just want to give him a hug 😭😭. The situation with Yami’s parents was heartbreaking but it made me so happy to see their mom come around in the end. The emphasis on love and family despite what they were all taught was really special to me.
This book deals with heavy subjects but it has the right amount of levity and comic relief. I honestly could not put this down and read it in one sitting. I’m so glad that there are more books about all kinds of queer experiences now that teens have access to. And to anyone that struggled with their identity or queerphobia in school I think this book is also for you.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Outing, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Blood
meheehee's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Cursing, Deportation, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing
Minor: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Vomit, Grief, and Blood
jessicamdawn's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Grief, Cursing, Deportation, and Bullying
tey_lynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Bullying, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Outing, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Deportation, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, and Toxic friendship
elpisgalaxy's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Outing, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Outing, Deportation, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Mental illness
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Rep: lesbian Chicana MC, lesbian Chinese-American LI, bisexual Chicano SC, Native American (Navajo) SC, queer Black SC
Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Racism
Moderate: Deportation, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Outing, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Violence, Grief, Bullying, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Abortion
Moderate: forced separation from family, disownment, suicidal ideation Minor: loss of a loved one, colourism, one use of the Spanish homophobic m-slur, one use of the lesbophobic d-slurmassivepizzacrust's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This book doesn't shy away from hard topics, and it is hard to read sometimes. Not everything is resolved by the end of the book. But the characters develop better support systems with people who will stand by them no matter what.
The audiobook read by Karla Serrato is wonderful, highly recommend!
Graphic: Homophobia and Cursing
Moderate: Bullying, Xenophobia, and Racism
Minor: Outing, Police brutality, and Deportation