Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

When ending this one I just wanted to burst into tears, as the only words that made it to my brain were "This was everything". But I wanted to cry in a good way. This is an incredible depiction of being queer but also Latinx, of growing up in a catholic setting as a kid who's different. This was everything I have ever wanted it to be, and it came from someone who discovered this book before it even went out and then just delayed its reading.

This was so poignant and absolutely gorgeous. It makes us live so many emotions, and thus in quite intense ways. Reading this, we cry, but most of all we laugh, we smile, we live. The writing was incredible, I really like the author's style and how they immersed us into Yami's thoughts but still managed to make us feel the other characters' point of view, what they were living, feeling even. I am not the biggest fan of 1st POV but here it just works and it was wonderful to follow Yami across this whole book. I liked the writing style so much that I am most probably gonna check out the author's other books.

However if the story was undoubtedly nice and the writing incredible, my favourite thing will forever be the characters! Yamilet was hilarious and extraordinary, I love Bo with my entire heart and don't even get me started on Cesar, Yami's younger brother because I *will* yap and cry. I adore this boy, in a "must protect" type of way. And listen, I very obviously love the romance here because it was so sweet but the sibling relationship? Their relationship with their mom? Took my heart. Destroyed it before putting it back together, better than before. It was remarkable the way Sonora Reyes depicted their relationships, turning this book into a pure wonder.

So if this was not clear yet: I adored Sonora Reye's debut and totally believe that everyone should read it because it was everything. And I can only hope that I will love their next ones as much as this one, as this one is probably gonna be in my top 10 of the year (and we have only lived one month).

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emotional funny inspiring 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

4.0

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cnjanicki's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

yami is an adorable protagonist, who you can't help but love and root for. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School is the YA book i wish i had as a teenager. Reyes writes the genre well, capturing the anxious high schooler's sense of urgency with refined precision.

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malinski42's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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genesisv's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

a solid 3.5! i don’t know why i was so anxious about reading the 20% i had left of this book but i wanted to finish before the end of the year and im glad i did! it was so nice and heartwarming. i had some parts i didn’t like because it felt so unresolved? but i guess that’s also life, isn’t it?

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