Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

167 reviews

mle11's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Deportation

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

beaky's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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

5.0

this book is beautiful. I would recommend it to every queer kid (especially those who struggle with mental health). it's funny and heartbreaking and oh so sweet. Yami is such a reina and I love her. the side characters are fab too and the plot moves quickly in just the right way.  TLGTCS is so deep and yet keeps it light and funny. PLEASE READ IT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Deportation

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing

leahisdudish's review

3.0

mostly picked it up cos of the title tbh 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Abandonment

amberinpieces's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

tsukk's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicide and Outing

bedtimesandbooks's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, and Deportation

kshertz's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

This YA book is all told from a high school girls perspective so it’s definitely made for high schoolers. It’s sweet, funny, revenant and cute. It’s tough and a reminder that high school is tough. A reminder to be kind to them for me. It has some tough conversations around families and unconditional love. Highly recommend as a great read ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, and Deportation

behindherpages's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Outing, Cultural appropriation, and Deportation

Minor: Self harm and Police brutality

mycarefulcardinal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Police brutality, Medical content, Outing, Abandonment, and Deportation

tinyjude's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

One of my absolute highlights of this book was the relationship between Yamiret and Cesar. I love sibling relationships in books where they support each other.

Although some topics are triggering and hard to read, the book is so easy to follow and the lovable characters make the pain melt away a little. Bo is the absolute cutest and I love how much of a lesbian disaster both girls were, it was cute and lighthearted. It hurt to see Yamiret hide so much of herself, but I understand and I wish I had the courage Bo showed here when I was in my catholic school. As well as I understand the struggle to think about ways of earning money in case you get kicked out of home when you show yourself. Also Jamal and Cesar :( babies, I hope the best for them because they also seemed so cute.

It's always the art teacher or the English teacher and we love it audjsjs

The book also deals with topics such as cultural identity, police brutality (*cough* acab) and immigration/intolerance towards immigrants, sexuality, putting boundaries in relation with your adopted white family as a person of colour dettached from your culture and your people, mental health issues, homophobia, mentions of colonialism, racist encounters, colourism, stereotypes about latine people, especially women. 

I think the author did a fantastic job, and definitely all the tears I shed on the last chapters at 3 am are proof of that. But most of all, what filled my heart with joy and broke me was Yamiret and Cesar's mom. I love her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail