99 reviews for:

My Mother Cursed My Name: A Novel

Anamely Salgado Reyes

3.89 AVERAGE

map0327's review

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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: Complicated

rosie_g's review against another edition

4.0

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

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A powerful story about three generations of women cursed with magical abilities. The story itself explores the ways generational trauma has affected each of them and follows their journey towards healing. I enjoyed reading from each of their perspectives and loved watching their growth and character development. 

mallorysunshine's review against another edition

3.75

slow-paced

robynheud's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

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Wish I could give it more stars. It was lovely and funny and heartbreaking and hopeful all at once. The different perspectives were delightful and I found myself rooting for all of the characters, even when their goals were at odds with one another. 

emmareadstoomuch's review against another edition

4.0

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generational family drama about magical women yay!

(review to come / thanks to the publisher for the copy)

supermarioctopus's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed this book. The magical realism wasn’t too over the top and the relationships were pretty realistic. 

bookedupb's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is an easy read about three generations of daughters who struggle with the complexity of the mother-daughter relationship.  I loved the element of Mexican culture and enjoyed this book.

bookended's review against another edition

4.0

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4/5!

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for allowing me to read the ARC for this !

This was just a lovely read! As a daughter of immigrant + Latinx parents, this really hit home for myself. Reading about the generational trauma of each of the Olivares women and the way that Anguistas + Felicitas were trying to break away from it, really touched me.

I loved the touch of magic there was in this book! It reminded me of Encanto where everyone had their own specific magical power. I’m not sure if I’m just in a fantasy mood but I wish we got to explore that a bit more! Other than that, I really liked this!

belkis_ce's review

4.25

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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: Yes

katelynnadina's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Yes