Gabby Rivera takes us on a journey that many other young adult novels have done before, the difference is the voice that is given to her main character, Juliet, she identifies as a Puerto Rican, LGBTQ, teen from the Bronx. It is not often that we see young adult books with a focus on those that identify as LGBTQIA, much less a person of color and LGBTQIA, this book is just that, providing young adults an individual to look up to and a story to relate with as Rivera creates this in Juliet Takes a Breath. Throughout Juliet’s story, many lessons are experienced, one of the resounding lessons is about her own identity and unmasking of her insecurities. Juliet is more-so on the progressive, and more of a liberal-minded side of things, so much