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arrr's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
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? No
4.0
I almost put this book back after the first few difficult chapters. I dislike reading about children's mistreatment and found the set up quite traumatic. I'd anticipated reading something a bit more relaxing and restorative. Instead, I mostly felt tense and like I had to push through. Glad I did tho, because the second half of the book got weird and creative. Indigenous Wakanda.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
With Spanish thoughtfully sprinkled throughout, Alebrijes is set in a post-apocalyptic North American dystopia in which Indigenous survivors live amongst white settlers, whose regime wishes to erase their language, culture, and people. The Cascabeles have been forced into slavery, with never enough to eat. Orphans Leandro and Gabi make ends meet by stealing from the rich, but when Gabi gets caught, Leandro takes the fall. He is not banished to the outlands to be eaten by giant worms like many before him—instead, a renegade physician places his mind inside a metal hummingbird drone, and he’ll never see Gabi again unless he completes a special mission. I was stunned by Donna Barba Higuera’s imagination, especially regarding the Cascabel music and dance. Fans of The Last Cuentista will love this book, especially the epilogue!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Death of parent