This graphic novel gives a very good luck at the sitution in Mexico - mostly in terms of femicide but also gives light in to the worries of journalists covering the country.

I am not sure how this book came upon my radar, but once I saw it--- I knew it would be of interest and a possible read for my students. I had a hard time tracking it down....so definitely thankful for having access to a university library, but now that I have read it....I know, it isn't what I hoped for. I expected it to follow the story of human rights violations on the border with Mexico....but well, sigh. It did, don't get me wrong--- but I don't feel like I learned something--- just that Juarez is dangerous and there are a lot of disappearances and deaths around that area of the country. No surprises on either counts.
I loved that it was a graphic novel, but my love stopped there. I found the story itself to be confusing-- a lot of information was left out and the story was incomplete. I finished the book more confused than when I read the story--- definitely NOT a good thing, especially when wanted to share a book with students. The drawings were good....no complaints there.
Read? Don't bother. Go for something more informative and complete if this topic interests you.

Well-constructed and impactful. Makes it a little easier to read about a difficult topic.

This was a quick but not easy read. It tells the story of Lucha Castro and other human rights activists of the Centro de Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres (Centre for Women's Rights) in Chihuahua, Mexico where many murders go unsolved and without justice even when the perpetrators are known. I learned a lot from it. You may want a Spanish dictionary handy. While it’s in English and many Spanish words are translated, some in images are not.

A graphic novel full of exceptional women fighting femicide at a great cost.