329 reviews for:

Malas

Marcela Fuentes

4.06 AVERAGE

lisa_spencer's review

4.75

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Is it actually YA? I loved it regardless, but it did have me questioning who the target audience is

devin_reads_books's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

soundslikeeelaynah's review against another edition

4.5

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jenmulsow's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

bethany_t's review

4.0

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alejandra_reyes's review against another edition

5.0

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This book is a love letter to Tex-Mex life. It follows the story of an angsty teenaged girl in the 90s which took me back to the past. It made me feel like I was sitting at my breakfast bar with a friend reliving my teen years. The nostalgia is real! 
The angsty teen story might not be for everyone but I love how it highlights the beautiful parts of Mexican American culture (cultural identity, comadres, tejano music, charros, vaqueros, and tradition) while also highlighting the off putting parts too (machismo, generational trauma, purity culture, classism).

katiebeth80's review

3.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reindeerbandit's review

5.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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ohhhhhhhhhhh i loved it but poor pilar poor romi poor yoli, and poor lucha but if a single adult would have talked to her like a fucking human being instead of treating her like an infant none of this needed to happen. i’m glad she saw selena though and i’m glad pili got to know her. also fascinating bits of history woven in that i really enjoyed! 

rruiz13's review

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

gemeyers's review

4.5

dark emotional 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: Complicated