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Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

8 reviews

tensepopcorn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This short story collection is very hard to give a star rating. It had such a strong start, I enjoyed the first three stories. They were sad, yes. This whole collection is about Latina characters and culture in/around Colorado. It didn’t seem like any of the stories connected, I related to a few of the stories but like I said, so so sad. The writing is beautiful, but I would recommend checking out all of the triggers in this one. 

Sugar babies: 5/5 

-Very good and touching characters. 

Sabrina & Corina: 4.5/5

-Hit close to home for me. 

Sisters: 5/5

• this was probably my favorite story in this collection. I wasn’t expecting it to impact me when reading. 

Remedies: 3/5

• Again, tragic story but moving. I didn’t really like how it ended. I was wanting more.

Julian Plaza: 3.5/5

• very very sad. I liked the story but I wanted more. I didn’t like how it ended. 

Galapago: 2/5

• I really didn’t enjoy this one. I understand the frustration of the main character but still. 

Chessman Park: 3.5/5

• another sad one. Very good but still lingering and not in a good way. 

Tomi: 3.5/5 

• this was another good story and probably my third favorite. 

Any Further West: 3/5

• I really felt bad for the main character, her mother was terrible and really selfish. This one was heartbreaking. It was still great!  “Any Further West” is a great title due to the mother going west but it my opinion she can’t go west ENOUGH. The mother will never have enough space between her and her home. 

All Her Names: 2.5/5 

• pretty good, not much to say not as good as the last one. I did enjoy the narrator here.

Ghost Sickness: 2/5

• good but the ending fell way flat for me.  But i think it was about to have a story about the father in another story. 

All and all I’m giving this collection a 3.5 but I’m rounding up to a 4. The audiobook was really well done. I liked all of the narrators. I would probably go back and reread a few stories when I buy the physical version. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Classism, Death, Car accident, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Fatphobia, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Body shaming, and Cancer

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Addiction, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Drug use, Murder, Suicide, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

Colorism, missing person, r slur.

livcab's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Violence, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

wwsimon93's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Racism, Grief, Violence, and Suicide attempt

garynoplastie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Blood, and Abortion

belle2008's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

clrieant's review

challenging dark reflective sad medium-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

5.0

Well-written, and so honest. A hard but necessary read. I strongly recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

Minor: Car accident

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Ableism