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finalgirlkenobi's review against another edition
5.0
utterly amazing book. highlighting the issues often found rooted in white feminism and celebrating queer Brown, Black & POC voices. highly recommend.
ohyouread's review against another edition
4.0
Juliet gets the chance of a life time to assist her favorite Author for a summer internship. Sometimes meeting your idol can be different than you thought. I felt her love, her fears and her disappointment immensely. It is chock full of serious talks about Racism, Feminism, and finding who you are. Juliet Takes a Breath is the Queer Coming-of-Age story that every LGBTQIA+ person needs in their life.
I’m taking a breath myself after finishing this. Normally I hate when a book doesn’t give me a definitive ending. Like in one hand, I want to know what happened with her ex-girlfriend, the new love interest, her Mother... does she ever speak to Harlowe again? Maybe this is the ending Gabby Rivera wanted so that readers would be itching for a sequel. If so, smart move, because I have so many questions?!? On the other hand, I’m happy that I’m left in the unknown, so that I can just be left to imagine all the happy thoughts!
You can find this review and more on my Instagram: @ohyouread
I’m taking a breath myself after finishing this. Normally I hate when a book doesn’t give me a definitive ending. Like in one hand, I want to know what happened with her ex-girlfriend, the new love interest, her Mother... does she ever speak to Harlowe again? Maybe this is the ending Gabby Rivera wanted so that readers would be itching for a sequel. If so, smart move, because I have so many questions?!? On the other hand, I’m happy that I’m left in the unknown, so that I can just be left to imagine all the happy thoughts!
You can find this review and more on my Instagram: @ohyouread
hayleyrhiannon's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
3.75
lostinfrance's review against another edition
3.0
A professor (and friend) that I respect and who works with Latinx rights recommended this book, so I had the library order a copy...and finally got my hands on it. I expected something different and I was not disappointed. This is the kind of book I would want in my classroom for my students to pass around....a book that centers on a Puerto Rican college student who grew up in the Bronx, but also discusses LGBTQIA rights, pronoun preference, white privilege, exploring your sexuality, how sexuality is fluid, questioning everything....something most high school students need to hear-- and from a teacher who often tries to explain this stuff, maybe a book that discusses it will be absorbed better than a loud "old" white teacher.
This is the story of Juliet who grew up protected by her large Puerto Rican family in the Bronx and decides to travel to Oregon to do an internship with her favorite feminist writer. While in Portland, Juliet ends up questioning many of her beliefs and is forced to find herself and what she believes. She is forced to confront white privilege, out herself to family and find comfort in her own skin (or at least start to).
Read: if you enjoy YA and want a new, pertinent perspective.
This is the story of Juliet who grew up protected by her large Puerto Rican family in the Bronx and decides to travel to Oregon to do an internship with her favorite feminist writer. While in Portland, Juliet ends up questioning many of her beliefs and is forced to find herself and what she believes. She is forced to confront white privilege, out herself to family and find comfort in her own skin (or at least start to).
Read: if you enjoy YA and want a new, pertinent perspective.
kevinmccarrick's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-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
4.5
blowp0p's review against another edition
5.0
Content warnings: drug (marijuana) usage, mentions of cutting, equating women with having vaginas, lots of talk of feminism, intersectional feminism, polyamorous relationships, lesbian relationships, alcohol usage, cigarette smoking, medical issue discussion, microaggressions, discussions and mentions of racism, talks about allyship, talks about safe spaces, mentions of pregnancy, talks about privileges, talks about consent, brief mentions about sex, nudity mentions, mentions of alternative medicines (acupuncture and oils and meditations), mentions of politics, mentions of 9/11 and the after effects of the attack and first responders, mentions of religion (both Christianity and Judaism)
Review can be found here at Blow Pop's Book Reviews.
Review can be found here at Blow Pop's Book Reviews.
simonisafangirlie's review against another edition
5.0
I love all the descriptions of people in this book!!!
literary_lyette's review against another edition
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual content
bucklace27's review against another edition
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
Minor: Pregnancy
sophg82's review against another edition
2.0
read for class!
mmm...not for me. I just found the narrative voice very tiring and it got a little preachy/ripped straight from tumblr sometimes. I thought the takedown of white feminism and the importance of surrounding yourself with other queer women of color was wonderful and great to read in a YA novel, but it took sooooo long to get there! harlowe was annoying, racist, and transphobic from day 1 but it took us all summer to get to see her that way! also thought the juliet/kira romance was super rushed and underdeveloped, wish that was a bigger part of the book! overall, this definitely wasn't for me and I wouldn't have finished it if I wasn't reading it for class, but I'm still impressed by the mature themes that were crammed into this YA book
mmm...not for me. I just found the narrative voice very tiring and it got a little preachy/ripped straight from tumblr sometimes. I thought the takedown of white feminism and the importance of surrounding yourself with other queer women of color was wonderful and great to read in a YA novel, but it took sooooo long to get there! harlowe was annoying, racist, and transphobic from day 1 but it took us all summer to get to see her that way! also thought the juliet/kira romance was super rushed and underdeveloped, wish that was a bigger part of the book! overall, this definitely wasn't for me and I wouldn't have finished it if I wasn't reading it for class, but I'm still impressed by the mature themes that were crammed into this YA book