Reviews

Borderless by Jennifer De Leon

samw0327's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Deportation, and Death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child death

shinydiscoballx's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? No

5.0

jambsie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

after_hours_reader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

booksandbedtime's review against another edition

5.0

This book broke me.

Short Synopsis:
Maya is 17-years-old and on scholarship at Guatemala’s best art school for her fashion design. She lives with her mama and her biggest supporter. When gang activity hits a little too close to home, the two must decide their next steps and figure out who to trust.

My Thoughts:
Our country sucks on how it treats people and my heart is fully broken. Maya is strong, talented, smart and kind and I can’t imagine anybody facing what she had to face, but especially anybody so young. Please go read it.

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kayleigh6's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad 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? No

4.25

ngreader's review against another edition

3.0

This book was really great at bringing up the reasons people leave Central America - an uncaring government, a police force that protects its own interests, gang violence, poverty and so on. For many, the reason they leave is because there is no life for them - they will die if they stay there and they need to be in a new place to survive.
So that's why it got three stars. HOWEVER, I had a very hard time with Maya. She continually made bad decisions that put herself and her mother in danger and all over a boy. She never took the threats seriously and, as someone who didn't visit family in Mexico for a decade because of gang violence, that was very annoying to me. She kept making bad decisions, even after she realized the danger she was in. But, that might be me putting a lot on a 17-year-old girl - she changed a lot by the end of the book. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Spoiler

contains gang violence and gang related murder, kissing, making out

danigreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.5

lib_and_lynx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation

krissyronan's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense fast-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? No

4.25

Loved getting to know Maya and her loved ones. Gave me some glimpses into a life I’ve never lived. Recommended for teens or adults.