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Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Biphobia, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation
This book has actually renewed my faith in YA fiction. I used to really like YA fiction in high school and I assumed I just stopped liking it, but this book has renewed my faith in the genre.
Turns out I don't hate YA, I just hate a lot YA books. But it is good to know that good YA still exists!
Thank you Sonora Reyes for renewing my hope in finding YA books that I will enjoy ðŸ˜.
I loved Yami, Bo, Cesar, and Jamal (I read this via audio so some of these might be spelled wrong).
I liked the realistic approach to family relationships and dynamics. I think this handled and portrayed a hard situations in a believable and well rounded way.
I think Yami's relationships with her mother, brother, and father, were representative, real, and human.
I loved every part of this book, would recommend!
**adds Sonora Reyes back log to my tbr**
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism, Deportation
Why am I not surprised that I sobbed over another Sonora Reyes masterpiece? Listening to the audiobook was so the right choice as well, the narrator did a phenomenal job voicing Yamilet and bringing Yami to life. This book is so moving and important to read. There are a lot of serious topics that I do recommend reading the trigger warnings for, but if you believe you are in the right mindset to read/listen, it's going to be so worth it. I could relate so much to Yami's nerves over her coming out process, and about the pressure to be the "perfect sibling/child." Reyes also brings up important talks around immigration and the likelihood of police brutality happening in more predominantly BIPOC neighborhoods/to BIPOC people. Racism and homophobia are very important topics in this book, and Reyes is real with showing that not all people in life are supportive of differences. But what Reyes also shows is the found family and camaraderie that also happen when you find other people who are open-minded and not bigoted assholes. Religious bigotry is real, especially within Christianity/Catholicism, and Reyes shows this while also showing you can believe in God without believing in the church. This book was so well written, and had me laughing, crying, and screaming in ways I didn't realize I could scream. I highly recommend this book to everyone and anyone.
Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Outing, Toxic friendship, Deportation
Minor: Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Outing
Moderate: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Deportation
Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Deportation
Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Grief, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Deportation
Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Deportation
Minor: Blood
Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Deportation
Moderate: Biphobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Deportation