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bookishpaula's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation and Misogyny
Moderate: Homophobia
author2223's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Police brutality
Moderate: Racism
ellythequeen's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book understood the assignment!!! Could not have been better, lovable characters, enticing plot, amazing setting, writing style is like nothing I've ever read!!! Has great messages around feminism and equality! Why are you still reading this review? Go read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Confinement, and Bullying
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Drug use, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? No
3.75
3.75 ⭐ CW: Menstruation, misogyny, HP references, ICE/deportation, police brutality
Lobizona by Romina Garber is book one in the Wolves of No World duology. I really enjoyed this book, but I docked a partial star, because this book was chock full of HP references, and it was distracting. I will be so happy when we can get to a place where authors realize they can reference other magical books instead of the one written by a Transphobe.
We follow Manu, an undocumented girl living in Miami, FL, where she is cooped up in a small apartment and can't risk being seen. According to her mother, being noticeable = deportation, and Manu's yellow star shaped eyes definitely make her noticeable. When her mom is arrested by ICE, Manu finds herself in a world where everyone has eyes like hers. A secret world where boys are werewolves and girls are Brujas, but the problem is, Manu finds herself to be an outsider here too.
I love coming back to Romina's writing, her world building is always spectacular! She really sucks you in with her descriptions and imagination. Romina put a lot of her Argentine culture in here, and it seems like it's a love letter to undocumented kids everywhere who straddle an impossible line. We get messages about the horrors or deportation and the absurdity of claiming a human is illegal.
A big theme in this book is the idea that binary thinking is limited and oppressive. In the world Manu ends up in, girls are only allowed to do certain things and boys are only allowed to do certain things, so when Manu's very existence challenges those traditional binary notions, she doesn't get the support she wants. I'm so glad the gender essentialism in this book is challenged, because there is a lot of it. Manu's story is about living in the in between, about not fitting in, and about growing up and figuring things out without your parents to guide you.
I'm excited to start Cazadora, and hopefully there will be fewer (ideally none) HP references.
Lobizona by Romina Garber is book one in the Wolves of No World duology. I really enjoyed this book, but I docked a partial star, because this book was chock full of HP references, and it was distracting. I will be so happy when we can get to a place where authors realize they can reference other magical books instead of the one written by a Transphobe.
We follow Manu, an undocumented girl living in Miami, FL, where she is cooped up in a small apartment and can't risk being seen. According to her mother, being noticeable = deportation, and Manu's yellow star shaped eyes definitely make her noticeable. When her mom is arrested by ICE, Manu finds herself in a world where everyone has eyes like hers. A secret world where boys are werewolves and girls are Brujas, but the problem is, Manu finds herself to be an outsider here too.
I love coming back to Romina's writing, her world building is always spectacular! She really sucks you in with her descriptions and imagination. Romina put a lot of her Argentine culture in here, and it seems like it's a love letter to undocumented kids everywhere who straddle an impossible line. We get messages about the horrors or deportation and the absurdity of claiming a human is illegal.
A big theme in this book is the idea that binary thinking is limited and oppressive. In the world Manu ends up in, girls are only allowed to do certain things and boys are only allowed to do certain things, so when Manu's very existence challenges those traditional binary notions, she doesn't get the support she wants. I'm so glad the gender essentialism in this book is challenged, because there is a lot of it. Manu's story is about living in the in between, about not fitting in, and about growing up and figuring things out without your parents to guide you.
I'm excited to start Cazadora, and hopefully there will be fewer (ideally none) HP references.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Misogyny
ava_cowbell's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
5.0
This book was amazing and I could not put it down. I’m so lucky that I happened to spot it on the shelf. The writing is beautiful, the character developement is amazing, and there’s just enough romance to satisfy. The representation in the book is amazing and so is the tackling of issues. My first five star read of the year.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Police brutality
shortstackz's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
4.5
Romina Garber has a talent for weaving the feeling of being "othered" into a fantasy narrative that can really be felt from a diverse background of people. I loved the introductions to each character, and how Manu explored the world to bring us along for the ride. The way the plot moves is written for probably an 8th or 9th grade reading level, which I LOVE how accessible that makes these really intricate topics that are being explored throughout the story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, and Physical abuse
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Misogyny
melinabarbuto's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Xenophobia, and Stalking
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, Homophobia, and Drug use
thefightinside's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Racism
Minor: Lesbophobia
foreverinastory's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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
5.0
Loved this so much!!
Rep: Undocumented Argentinian female MC, Latine male love interest, Latine WLW couple, Latine cast.
CWs: Abandonment, blood, body shaming (for unusual eye color), confinement, drug use (sedatives), homophobia/homomisia, injury/injury detail, lesbophobia/lesbomisia, misogyny, outing, racism, sexism, transphobia/transmisia, violence, xenophobia.
Rep: Undocumented Argentinian female MC, Latine male love interest, Latine WLW couple, Latine cast.
CWs: Abandonment, blood, body shaming (for unusual eye color), confinement, drug use (sedatives), homophobia/homomisia, injury/injury detail, lesbophobia/lesbomisia, misogyny, outing, racism, sexism, transphobia/transmisia, violence, xenophobia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia