"In lak’ech. I know you know what it means. ‘Tú eres mi otro yo.’ I love you, so I love myself. I love myself! And I know you love me, too.”

a wonderfully honest, genuine, and emotional story about family, religion, and love, "the lesbiana's guide to catholic school" will break your heart and put it back together in a new mosaic. yami is such a beautiful character -- her narration is so easy to get lost in, and she conveys her breathless crush, anger and guilt all in such a raw way. cesar, bo and jamal are a cast that i was also immediately enamored with, and they are given the space to grow on their own and with others. i really loved the ending of this, as well -- these kind of stories don't have perfect endings, and books shouldn't mislead readers. this novel shows that while some things might end poorly, and some things might take a while longer to actually resolve, there is so much hope and love to hold onto. 

*thanks to harpercollin's childrens and netgalley for the eARC! all opinions here are my own.*