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zombiezami's review
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Classism, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Drug use
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Police brutality, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
betweentheshelves's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The overall representation in this was also great, even if it was a little bit of a quasi love triangle. Also a lot of the moments that maybe felt a little cringey was because she was a teenager and teenagers don't always make the best decisions. Mosqueda hit the nail on the head with the voice and the overall feel of a teen book.
This is a fun read and I think a lot of teens will relate to Maggie and her friends. It's great if you're just looking for something quick and fun!
Graphic: Biphobia, Drug use, and Cursing
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia
tinytrashqueen's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Biphobia
Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
amberinpieces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcohol, Biphobia, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
caseythereader's review against another edition
- 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
- JUST YOUR LOCAL BISEXUAL DISASTER is a lovely story about sifting through the complicated feelings of being a teenager, particularly one who's still figuring out herself and what direction she wants to take in life.
- This book tackles the uncertainties of being a young queer person, and how those get mixed in with biphobic stereotypes received from all sides.
- I love that this book centers queer kids of color, and how a love of the Rio Grande Valley shines through the pages. Maggie and her friends and family are both highly specific and broadly relatable. As a side note, I'm looking up if there's anywhere nearby where I could get a raspa ASAP.
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Police brutality, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Cursing
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Racism
melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Maggie is a mess. She's a little upset that she feels like such a bisexual stereotype, but she knows that people can be a little messy. In an attempt to understand herself better, Maggie creates a private instagram to post photography of the three people she might have feelings for so she can hopefully figure her crap out--and ace her art project. Everything gets--messy. Will she be able to sort herself out in time for her sister's quince?
This was so fun and refreshing and wild and I really loved it. Maggie is a great character! I often feel like a disaster pan/queer, and I really related to a lot of the struggles she was having throughout the book. I also really liked her friends, sisters, and other supporting cast! Maggie's photography was such an interesting feature and it felt like she was a real person that I was really rooting for throughout the book.
She definitely messed up at times, but I thought the deep-talks with her friends to really figure out what was going on were super satisfying and really showed the two sides that need to take responsibility in most arguments. Yes, Maggie was messy, but hey, all people are, and that was a great theme of this book.
I loved it! Such a fun read!
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Biphobia
Minor: Pregnancy, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Drug use
uranaishi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abandonment, Biphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship