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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
5.0
This is definitely a new favourite book of mine! The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School follows Yamilet, who, after being outed by her former best friend, switches to a very white, conservative, Catholic School with her brother.
The Young Adult genre needs more novels like this. Alongside a sweet friends-to-lovers romance, a loveable sibling dynamic and a humorous narration, Sonora Reyes also manages to explore what it's like to be a queer person of colour in a strict, white, Catholic School environment.
The discussions surrounding race, culture, religion, deportation, sexuality and more were refreshing to see, and there was a great balance between those more serious topics and the sweet, funny moments.
Despite being a standalone, the characters were really well developed - even the side characters that didn't get too much page-time! By the end of the novel I felt as though I truly understood and cared for both Yamilet and her brother.
Overall, this is an excellent queer, young adult, contemporary novel which I highly recommend!
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The Young Adult genre needs more novels like this. Alongside a sweet friends-to-lovers romance, a loveable sibling dynamic and a humorous narration, Sonora Reyes also manages to explore what it's like to be a queer person of colour in a strict, white, Catholic School environment.
The discussions surrounding race, culture, religion, deportation, sexuality and more were refreshing to see, and there was a great balance between those more serious topics and the sweet, funny moments.
Despite being a standalone, the characters were really well developed - even the side characters that didn't get too much page-time! By the end of the novel I felt as though I truly understood and cared for both Yamilet and her brother.
Overall, this is an excellent queer, young adult, contemporary novel which I highly recommend!
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.