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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

14 reviews

callme_tippy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative 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: No

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This is the type of Young Adult fiction I like! 

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 😭.

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**

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Content Warnings

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

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Biphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia

Minor: Bullying, Sexism, Police brutality, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

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God. Just, like, this book is so perfect. It is so lovely and so dark and so hopeful. The central protagonist, Yamilet, practically leaps off the pages, and while I personally found myself most entranced and represented by her brother Cesar, the carefully constructed cast of characters is all-around absolutely excellent. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

nia_readsalot's review

4.0

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Outing, Deportation

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship

kelsiepixler's review

5.0

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

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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, Deportation

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

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

kateyhb's review

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Complicated

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It’s been a while since I’ve loved a YA book this much. It is a peeve of mine when YA books present content in a way that is outside of the maturity level of the intended audience. Reyes tackles so many important themes in such a tactful way that is accessible to young adults. She does not infantilize the reader by shying away from heavy topics, but rather addresses these topics in a way that feels relateable to the perspectives of young adults. Nuanced portrayals of racism, class disparity, adoption, bullying, suicidal ideation, and homophobia, all brilliantly written into one book. I wish I had this queer little book during my adolescence.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Classism

tey_lynn's review against another edition

4.5

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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Classism, Deportation

pitsikakku's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Toxic friendship, Classism, Deportation

Minor: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Suicide attempt

casually_booking's review

4.25

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School was so good. The cast of characters was dynamic and the setting of catholic school really brought to the forefront discussions on race, class, immigration status, religion, sexuality, and sexual orientation. Very intersectional. As someone who transferred to Catholic school for a few years, many of Yamilet’s experience rang true for me as a Person of Color. I absolutely loved Bo, and as a transracial adoptee, I see myself reflected in her. The conversations she had about embracing her culture on her terms really resonated and the author wrote these sections very well. My only critique of the book was that it felt a little long, but it had a big pay off in the end. I found myself laughing and crying throughout the book.  There was some gutting parts. Yami, Bo, and Cesar’s experiences as queer teens of Color truly demonstrated the uniqueness of everyone’s journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism

jo_lzr's review

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Deportation

Minor: Abortion