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wynterwonderland's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Body shaming, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Hate crime, and Bullying
Moderate: Child death
discworldwitch'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, and Bullying
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Fatphobia
bookcheshirecat's review
4.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Homophobia
Moderate: Transphobia
paperbrownies'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? It's complicated
3.0
"but this—not that word, but this, my brown arms around this piece of the sky—is who I am. this is mine"
this book is for all the brown girls, who think they are too brown, or too big to be take up space. for the ones still questioning their worth and coming to terms with their self!! a book about friendship and that just being yourself is enough tossed in with so much love and stardust, chicky and lita will steal your heart!!
also there is pansexual and trans representation!!
tw: lesbophobia, xenophobia, transphobia, bullying, verbal harassment, underage drinking, use of slurs
Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
bookcaptivated's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Body shaming
Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Fatphobia
allonsythornraxx's review
- 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
3.75
3.75 ⭐
I liked this but there was something stopping me from loving it. I loved the characters and the whole group dynamic, this was such a perfect dose of magical realism and reality that I honestly don't know what to say. This was fantastic and I'm amazed at how few people have read it.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Transphobia, and Bullying
jennikreads'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
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Bullying, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Biphobia
jstor's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Xenophobia
nytephoenyx's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Racism, and Bullying
laprismaluna's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i just rlly enjoyed this book !! i don't know if it was all the named cacti (señorita strawberry ilu) or i loved the Quintanilla sisters and their outrageous shenanigans, but i just had a grand old time !! lita and all of her moments with cole were my favorite and it felt so genuinely loving ??? they gave my heart to a romance under the desert stars ??and featured CACTI ?? and GLITTER ?? incredibly my brand. it being a book about pageantry it was v much a book about teenage stardom.... and also teenage stars.... as u kno ;9
loved the diner. loved how cozy various parts of the settings there--u could feel everybody being close in every scene, whether or not it was cramped or if it was just siblings leaning on each other's weight. the energy in this book is stellar !! outta this world !!!
i just also appreciated the comments on class + the ugliness in small towns. the typicality of who is seen as an idol to be admired versus who finds themselves rooted in being true to who they are. on wealth and small business and the subtleties of race bleeding into everyday dynamics. pageantry is a wild business in a tourist town baby !!!
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Racism