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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

38 reviews

elliereadsthings's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩
 
"Mijo, if the Bible tells me I shouldn't love my kids, then the Bible is wrong."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Deportation

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, and Classism

laughingrevolution's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Police brutality, and Deportation

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying

kelsiepixler's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Once I started this book, I could not put it down. Devoured it in half a day. The character development was just 🤌🏻💋

When her mom ended up supporting her, I bawled. Hysterically. Full on sobs at 1 in the afternoon

The way the author draws you into the narrator’s life leaves you feeling so connected to the events that happen to her and her family members. Hands down one of the best YA novels I’ve read in a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

queerafictionado's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

laurens_bookstagram's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

 - THE LESBIANA’S GUIDE TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL deserves all the praise I’ve seen for it. Everything you’ve heard is right - it’s funny and sad and so wonderful.
- Yamilet is a great character with a unique voice, and you will root for her even when she’s making mistakes.
- Nearly everyone makes mistakes - both big and small - in this book, and that’s part of what makes it great. Everyone is just trying to get through all the hard things happening to them, and no one is doing it perfectly but they figure out how to love each other regardless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Deportation

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

ladyinverse's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

absolute banger of a book. I'm so glad I finally decided to read it for sapphic September and I'm mad at myself for taking so long to have read it.

this was an amazing coming of age, romantic sapphic love story of finding you should not be ashamed of who you are and who you love. those that matter don't mind, and those that mind don't matter. 

tu eres mí otro yo 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Deportation

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

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

anna__b's review against another edition

3.0

i wouldn’t have ever picked this up if it weren’t a book club pick since i know this type of YA just isn’t for me anymore, but i had a decent enough time with it. i do like that it shows a perspective that isn’t always typical in queer teen books. a pretty solid story all around, cute and cheesy yet also touching on some darker topics in a sensitive and age-appropriate way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, and Classism