Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

19 reviews

bluberrybooks's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

Minor: Medical content

nikspandya's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

BRUHHHHH WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

amibo's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, and Outing

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Deportation

Minor: Racism and Cultural appropriation

cecerosa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Police brutality, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

bookatarian97's review

emotional 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

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Bullying

ashcats's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

Loved this. Was cute for the most part. Found the end really rushed though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

ziemia_do_nany's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

careinthelibrary's review

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

My most recent read is a new favourite. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It's funny and hopeful despite dealing with really difficult subject matter. Yamilet, Cesar, Bo, and Jamal are the heart and soul of this story. Yami will make so many lesbians feel seen, especially those experiencing religious shame and bigotry. 

There's gay, bi, and lesbian rep and discussions around coming out forced outings, homophobia. There's Mexican, Black, and Chinese transracial adoptee rep but also scenes with racism, slurs, and ignorance. Characters struggle with mental illness, self-harm, and suicidal ideation and institutionalization is also discussed. But I found myself laughing and smiling through the tears and the tension. The joy peeks through the troubles. 

I love the portions on beading and how it connects Yami to her Indigenous roots. She has a complicated relationship with her father and beading keeps her grounded, pays the bills, and allows her to bond with her brother and mom during their make sessions. 

Bo also has a well-rounded character arc and is complex in her understanding of herself, her queerness, her culture, her family. I love how Bo and Yami learn together and don't assume things about one another's upbringing and experiences. 

This was just a giant hug of queer coming-of-age, sibling supportiveness, and standing up for each other and yourself. And I shared it with friends. 
@janeanthereadingqueen (on IG) and I read it pretty much back to back and she loved it just like I did. So glad we share so many good reads together, my friend. 
I know @nativeladybookwarrior also loved this book, so go check out her review of it on IG and Booktube.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Deportation

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion