Juliet Takes a Breath

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And you’ve got our blood running through your beautiful veins, so no matter what, you’ve been blessed with the spirit of women who know how to love.

Second of all, because I just think there's something entirely glorious about referring to yourself as a ferocious cunt. But, it didn't completely redeem it considering the author didn't make it clear at the beginning that these ideas that she was writing about weren't necessarily good. To my surprise, I saw that it was also coming out as a graphic novel adaptation, and scooped it up (also forwarded the good news to a very excited teenager). The story actually starts with Juliet coming out as a lesbian to her family and while a lot of the members of her family are dismissive at first, most of them are accepting. This is the story of a lesbian, Puerto Rican girl from the Brox, who wants to follow her mentor who happens to be a granola hippie feminist white woman who has white privilege coming out of her ears, and doesn't always realize it.I always find her way to tell stories so fresh in the comic industry but Juliet’s story resonates with me in a different way. But the overall joy and warmth of the story made it very worth a read, and I’d imagine it to be empowering, too.

See, she’s going to intern with Harlowe Brisbane - her favorite feminist author, someone whose last work on feminism, self-love and lots of other things will help Juliet find her ever elusive epiphany.

Juliet is a Latinx lesbian who has gotten the chance of her life, to intern with her role model for the summer, leaving the Bronx to Portland. Despite being confident in her identity and proud of loving herself as a fat woman with asthma, she still receives the typical phrases from her mother who's in denial— "it's just a phase"—and often craves the support that a community can bring.