Reviews with content warning for Racism - The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

I didn’t really feel the romance. Their crushes on each other came across as part jealousy, part idealization. Their story had potential, but I needed more moments of them actually connecting. Yami pretending to be straight around Bo for most of the book certainly didn’t help.

I did enjoy the book though. I was wholeheartedly rooting for Yami the entire time.

There were some moments that really took me out the book though.. The fortnite dancing?? I wish the editor had put their foot down on that one.

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School is a coming of age story. The protagonist is 16 year old Yamilet, who has just transferred to a private Catholic school, one which is primarily wealthy and white. Her goals are to keep her head down, keep her brother out for trouble, earn enough money to help her mother pay the bills, and to keep her own sexuality quiet, something which proves difficult when she catches feelings for Bo, the only openly queer girl at school. This book covers a lot of heavy topics, including racism, queer phobia, attempted suicide, migration, deportation and complicated family dynamics. My heart certainly went out to Yami; she had a lot to with. While the book did go to some dark places, the fact that it included some romance and humour and that it ended on a hopeful note stopped it from feeling dark and depressing as a whole. I'm certainly not the target audience, but I enjoyed the book nonetheless.

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

genuinely one of the best ya books i’ve read in a while

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dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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anni_banani's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

5.0

Sonora Reyes you are one of my favorite authors after reading this book. 5 stars for healing my heart

First let me say that I completely trust Sonora after reading both of their books. This book covers plenty of traumatic issues and character's struggle but I never was triggered. The content warning in the beginning of the book enough for me. I was tense at times but my butt was relaxed rather than tense enough to make a diamond from coal.

I was in love with both MCs, loved them together, loved their romance. no lesbian tropes here! The best lesbian romance I've ever read period.

this was a fast read that pulled me in and I gobbled it up so fast. I was happily surprised by the ending!

Why this 5 stars for me - The book healed me in so many ways baby girl

seriously the queer relationships were that good. yay no toxic bullshit!
I loved the characters so much. sometimes i'm not that lucky...
I related so much to the family dynamics and really felt seen the way they were represented
I loved the mother's turn around. It was healing to see that as well as see how some parents will never pick up the wake up call. I was sus of the mother Maria but she really earned her spot. parents struggling with accepting their children, this is a great place to start
my first Indigenous Mexican MC
really meaningful discussion of Race and Cultural Identity
struggling with self acceptance while still having pride and love for yourself
The evolution of In Lak’ech Ala K’in- i can feel the stiches on my heart from that one
the way Bo absolved Yamilet of her catholic guilt on confession day though thats not how it was for Caser

im writing a sequel in my head, its so good!

Fan made read along playlist that is so effing good and incredibly specific https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WYsthkEiPGBifWlYVijvg?si=0zLn1iSnQeOLfBGbnAkZYQ&pi=u-HaacJAh-SM-u

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

the only thing im upset about is how long it took me to read this book. such an actually incredible story about queerness, embracing culture, coming into your own identity and exploring the hardships life brings especially to those in minority communities. 100/10 recommend.

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atreegrowsinbooks's review against another edition

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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? Yes

5.0

Ahh I loved this so much! There were so many funny lines that had me laughing out loud and smiling. I adore books that make me so that.

Yamilet (Yami) is so funny and someone I wish I could have been friends with in high school. She deals with so much, and holds a lot of her worries in for most of the book. Her character and struggles are very relatable. I loved all the main characters in this book and I thought it was refreshing to see each character have their own struggles to deal with. I laughed and cried throughout this book. Fantastic writing, will for sure be reading more from Reyes. I thought their humor and fully realized characters were awesome. Also the narrator is fantastic in this too.

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