Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

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

28 reviews

andreasofia09's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Homophobia, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

rbudd24's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Deportation

frenchhornfrenchfries's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

4.75

Very emotionally intense book, but I liked it a lot. I only partly struggled with the timeline as it was difficult for me to grasp in what time periods the chapters/ happenings were apart.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

heatherfielding's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

miciahsreads's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Car accident

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

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.

lixxyliz3's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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

molliemoments's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

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