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mylynn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I loved the coming of age story of Yadriel, as he journeys to gain acceptance from the other brujos. Maritza was a great companion to Yadriel and I loved how she was also going against the grain in her own ways. Julian was my favorite character, I loved how he questioned Yadriel's motivations and showed Yadriel that he didn't need to prove anything to the other brujx. I love that we got to meet Julian's friends and see into his life and he had some of my favorite lines. I've said 'love' so many times in this review but it is what it is.
I listened to the audiobook and it was a great experience. I loved the emotion that Avi Roque put into his performance, and he definitely brought the characters to life. At the end of the audiobook there is a really cute interview between Aiden Thomas and Avi Roque and I could seriously listen to them talk excitedly about anything all day long.
There's a reason I can't stop reading YA and it's because it continues to deliver books like this one!
This was my first book towards the January prompts from #TheDiverseBaseline (prompt: Latine Author).
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racism, Murder, Transphobia, Blood, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, and Homophobia
classicalhell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Blood and Transphobia
Moderate: Car accident, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Abandonment, Animal death, Deportation, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse
ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Gore, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Homophobia, Outing, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Racism, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Medical content, and Classism
meheehee's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Deportation, Deadnaming, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Medical content
allishortell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Blood
Minor: Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
mirandyli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Classism, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Dysphoria, Grief, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
readingelli's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Transphobia and Medical content
Religious ceremonies, human sacrifice mentionsturquoisebell's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Deadnaming, Body horror, and Alcoholism
annamay1021'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
4.0
Graphic: Deportation, Blood, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
jackie_marion's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexism
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Xenophobia, and Child abuse