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adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
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
This book pulls at your heartstrings with its beautiful one sided phone call narrative in the life of a teenager coming of age and encountering grown up family issues. It's funny, dramatic, and relatable. Luciana, the main character, is an expressive young woman contemplating the realities of life when she becomes the primary caretaker, translator, and nurse to her ailing abuela. On top of it all, she's also struggling with her family's refusal to her sexual identity. This is a well written book with nuances of a great telenovela drama while managing to keep the story light and refreshing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia
Minor: Death, Violence, Murder, Abandonment
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia
Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Religious bigotry
Minor: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No