Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

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

21 reviews

amalyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.75

this was an amazing book. i got it from school for free 2 years ago, so why not read it finally? although i'm not Mexican, i related to Julia so much, from where i live (Chicago) and my dream to start a life for myself. we are so close in age, so it really wakes me up that my Senior year is in 3 weeks and i have to choose my path, so this was so so reflective for me. this book made me tear up for real like i could really feel for her. i got confused on the timeline sometimes and had to pause and figure out long has it been, but nonetheless, this book was phenomenal. i love books that are relatable and help me realize so many things about people, myself, the world, etc. and this book did that. i loved it and finished it in 4 days. i would definitely recommend especially to young growing women such as Julia herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gun violence

funkylitchick's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Racism, and Classism

olgawritesthings's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt

lapetite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

But how do we live with these secrets locked within us? How do we tie our shoes, brush our hair, drink coffee, wash the dishes, and go to sleep, pretending everything is fine? How do we laugh and feel happiness despite the buried things growing inside? How can we do that day after day?

This book punched me in the heart, while also feeling terribly and painfully familiar. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! I wasn’t a fan of some of the characters but the main character did grow on me as the story went on!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Rape, Self harm, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming and Racism

The main characters sister is dead.

she’s hit by a semi truck

when the main character goes to Mexico, there is gang activity that may be upsetting to some.

authorisasauthordoes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Excrement, and Abortion

catsandbookspluspup's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

• 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 cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

bitterseason's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, and Sexism

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

readingpicnic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

I feel like the book started off very strong for me, but then I started to lose interest towards the middle since the book was trying to do so many things at once. This book is advertised pretty heavily as a mystery, but there was a huge chunk of the book where the mystery went stagnant with no progress towards figuring it out, so it felt like it was on the back burner. I did like the narrator’s voice a lot, and I’m surprised she was able to keep a sense of humor with all of her trauma, but she felt very authentic. I loved when she would get angry and tear into people, basically harassing them for their behavior or appearance because I love a woman that doesn’t hold back in their insults. I really disliked the romance in this book because it felt so cheesy and naïve, although it could just be that I’m outgrowing YA romance (and straight romance). I honestly think the romance with Connor could be removed from the book and nothing would be lost, but I also just didn’t like him from the get-go, and I think she could do much better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racism