A review by ihatecarlos8
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I don’t know if I’m the only person who noticed the slight micro aggressions in this book. There were a couple mentions of black people which I felt like we’re just not relevant to the story and just felt a tad bit like the authors expression of their racism. There was also a part in the book where the main character explains how she’s not homophobic because she’s been to pride parades and watches lgbtq+ shows which was just really weird to me. It also feels like in a lot of chapters Julia is just complaining about her life and her flaws are a very big part of the story and are mentioned and shoved in our faces almost every chapter. Also a lot of other parts of the book just felt random and unnecessary and just really felt like a self reflection of the author. However this book did touch on a lot of hard but important topics and the parts where Julia wasn’t whining about her life were actually really nice. 
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