A review by serendipitysbooks
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

 The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School is a coming of age story. The protagonist is 16 year old Yamilet, who has just transferred to a private Catholic school, one which is primarily wealthy and white. Her goals are to keep her head down, keep her brother out for trouble, earn enough money to help her mother pay the bills, and to keep her own sexuality quiet, something which proves difficult when she catches feelings for Bo, the only openly queer girl at school. This book covers a lot of heavy topics, including racism, queer phobia, attempted suicide, migration, deportation and complicated family dynamics. My heart certainly went out to Yami; she had a lot to with. While the book did go to some dark places, the fact that it included some romance and humour and that it ended on a hopeful note stopped it from feeling dark and depressing as a whole. I'm certainly not the target audience, but I enjoyed the book nonetheless. 
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