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

3 reviews

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

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racism

mrachelg's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

bibookworm's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

3.75/5 stars. I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter was a well written coming of age story that deals with issues such as mental health, racism, and homophobia. I enjoyed the book but there was some things that could be improved, for example the gay character felt very much like a token gay best friend and not a character in his own right. I would recommend this book to somebody looking for a coming of age story and enjoyed books like Perks of being a Wallflower. TWs: Suicide, Cutting, death of sister, drug use, homophobia, abuse, and sexual assault.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Self harm, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death