Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

8 reviews

tetedump's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Animal death, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Xenophobia

elena9954's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Grief, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Sexual content, Racism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Eating disorder, Blood, and Rape

magnaraz117's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

3.5

This is a great debut novel. It offers a window into first generation immigrants and the challenging, dual worlds they have to face. The battle between family and self identity, the "old world" and the new are all at the forefront of the novel and are well handled and articulated by the author.

Pacing is at times a problem. Some chapters cover hours or days, others covers weeks and months with little to differentiate the passage of time. That broke my immersion at times.

There need to be content warnings. This is a young adult book and it deals with some very heavy stuff, see my content warnings below, that happens to a lot of people. For readers who are currently in crisis or looking to escape from their own depression or anxiety, come back to this when you are in a better state of mind. For people in a stable place, this is an excellent view into why mental health resources are so important, and so very absent, in underserved, metro communities. So many kids, and adults, are being failed. This novel does a good job at addressing those short comings as well. 

An excellent read by a promising author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Eating disorder and Rape

Minor: Incest

greatexpectations77's review

challenging dark informative 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

4.5

This book hits very hard, and it feels very familiar for those of us who were born extremely sensitive and very emotional (and everyone feels like they need to remind us about it all the damn time). I felt a closeness to Julia, and I look forward to reading more from Ms. Sanchez.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

paochavezgt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Domestic abuse

booksybochinche's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Homophobia

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

msbarnesela's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

jacqueline444's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Self harm, Cursing, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Murder and Gun violence