jonnygarzavilla's reviews
8 reviews

You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This Is How We Fly by Anna Meriano

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Fifteen Hundred Miles From The Sun by Jonny Garza Villa

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I wrote this.

and honestly I could talk forever about what this book means to me. the amount of pain and happiness and love and all of the feels that went into every chapter and every word.

I won't put y'all through that. I'll just say that this one is dedicated to my QTBIPOC family. my queer Latinx family. my queer Chicanx and Mexican American family. to anyone who feels trapped where they are and holds on to the belief that the best is yet to come. 

I cannot wait for y'all to meet Jules and Mat and Xochi and Jordan and Itzel and Rolie and Lou and Piña and all the other characters that make this book what it is. I hope y'all love it.

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Content Warnings

please see author's note at front of book detailing content warnings.