A review by cclift1114
The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Another win from Sonora Reyes, covering some heavy topics for young readers with dignity and compassion. This books covers sexual assault, neurodivergence, LGBTQIA issues, race, consent, etc. At first I was a little thrown because everything seemed to work out a little too nicely in the end, but then I stepped back and thought, “Well, why not?” Survivors of SA, queer kids, and neurodivergent kids deserve stories where everything is wrapped up in a nice bow at the end. We don’t always need the gritty, real life endings. After all, if we can’t even imagine a true happy ending in fiction, how the hell can we expect to work to make it happen in real life?