Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

164 reviews

behindherpages's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Deportation, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Police brutality and Self harm

antoniag's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Racism, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Abandonment

ladyinverse's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

absolute banger of a book. I'm so glad I finally decided to read it for sapphic September and I'm mad at myself for taking so long to have read it.

this was an amazing coming of age, romantic sapphic love story of finding you should not be ashamed of who you are and who you love. those that matter don't mind, and those that mind don't matter. 

tu eres mí otro yo 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Deportation, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

beccalove's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Deportation

Minor: Police brutality

smittensunflower's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

It’s so difficult to find lesbian representation in media, especially something well written and feel-good. While this book had its darker moments, it was sweet and cheesy in all the best ways. There were parts that made me cringe enough to knock off a star from my rating but that happens with YA contemporary. Overall I really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt

danicampbell0506's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

nicole_cries_alot's review

emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Racism and Suicide attempt

duffnuf's review

emotional funny hopeful tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

tinyjude's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

One of my absolute highlights of this book was the relationship between Yamiret and Cesar. I love sibling relationships in books where they support each other.

Although some topics are triggering and hard to read, the book is so easy to follow and the lovable characters make the pain melt away a little. Bo is the absolute cutest and I love how much of a lesbian disaster both girls were, it was cute and lighthearted. It hurt to see Yamiret hide so much of herself, but I understand and I wish I had the courage Bo showed here when I was in my catholic school. As well as I understand the struggle to think about ways of earning money in case you get kicked out of home when you show yourself. Also Jamal and Cesar :( babies, I hope the best for them because they also seemed so cute.

It's always the art teacher or the English teacher and we love it audjsjs

The book also deals with topics such as cultural identity, police brutality (*cough* acab) and immigration/intolerance towards immigrants, sexuality, putting boundaries in relation with your adopted white family as a person of colour dettached from your culture and your people, mental health issues, homophobia, mentions of colonialism, racist encounters, colourism, stereotypes about latine people, especially women. 

I think the author did a fantastic job, and definitely all the tears I shed on the last chapters at 3 am are proof of that. But most of all, what filled my heart with joy and broke me was Yamiret and Cesar's mom. I love her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Deportation, Violence, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Racism, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Forced institutionalization

sarahsbookstacks's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Outing, Suicide attempt, and Religious bigotry