A review by celestesbookshelf
Pedro & Daniel by Federico Erebia

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Thank you @hearourvoicestours for the gifted copy! 

🚨 TW: racism, colorism, homophobia, suicidality, child abuse, clergy abuse, death, domestic violence 

"Pedro & Daniel", a heartbreaking but inspiring story of two brothers coming-of-age in a cruel world in the 1970s. 

More touching yet, the author loosely based the story on his and his brother's lives. 

Both brothers realize early on that they're gay and their mother torments and humiliates them about it, they endure all the cruelty inside their home and in the world because of their unbreakable bond. 

Main themes of the novel are coming-of-age as an 

LGBTQ+ youth without zero support from family. Another major theme is Mexican culture which tbh is what drew me in at first before I knew what the novel was about. 

Representation in literature has an immeasurable impact on our youth and it's books like these, that for so long went unwritten, that will provide teens with a ray of hope that they are not alone. 

Like Pedro, I too "secretly feel sorry for everyone in the whole wide world who hasn't been to Mexico." 

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