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

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

This book came highly recommended to me by my wife and I can see why. There's definitely lots of my wife in Julia and that's a huge compliment to Julia's character. She's fierce, strong, a writer, a reader, very brave and independent, feels strongly, and much more than that as well. I see a lot of the correlation in what my wife has told me about her childhood and Julia's childhood too. I cried quite a bit in this book, especially chapter seventeen, my lord, I had to stop reading like 4 times in that one chapter. Anyways, getting back on track, Erika L Sánchez does an incredible job of writing a really good female character going through it in a low socioeconomic city. I often thought to myself, "yeah I'd probably do the same thing" or "that's not far off from what I would think at that age". The relatability to Julia makes her such a genuine character and there's so many different things this book covers from coming of age, to parenting a kid transitioning to adulthood, to generational trauma, therapy, and more. I love all of what this book covers, I'm not sure if it's my favorite book, but it's definitely one of my favorites. Thank you to my wife for recommending this to me.