I Am Not your Perfect Mexican Daughter, by Erica L. Sanchez - Julia
I am not your perfect Mexican daughter is about a girl called Julia, who has never been the perfect daughter. But then her older sister Olga dies in a tragic accident. Olga was often seen as a perfect person without any flaws, but shortly after her death Julia discovers that Olga was not as perfect as everyone thought. Now she is questioning who her sister really was and somehow live up to the impossible ideal that Olga left behind.
No one seems to realise that Julia is struggling: she has anxiety and depression, and she doesn’t have any friends to comfort her. But she has a really nice relation with her English teacher who helps her find which college she should go to. He also makes sure that she is always ok and looks out for her.
Overall, I really loved this book and couldn't put it down. It’s definitely one of my new favourites. I loved Julia so much as a character. Everything she is going through made her seem so much more real. Throughout the book she mentions that she wants to be a writer and travel the world and it was so nice to see her follow these ambitions throughout the story.
- Julia
