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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I could not stop reading this gory, dark, INCREDIBLY violent book. It’s has SO much going on: Mexican cartels & hitmen, terrifying and disgusting imagery, horror, adventure, revenge…all wrapped up in MAGICAL REALISM?! It’s so unique!
I genuinely felt nauseous at points reading this book…if you like messed up horror (I do) you will probably enjoy this.
A note on the Spanish text: I really liked the switching between the Spanish and the English in this book…It felt natural to me, especially within the context of the characters and the environment. I am not bilingual but I know some Spanish which helped with the reading experience. I could see people who don’t know ANY Spanish getting frustrated, but I don’t think you NEED to speak Spanish to enjoy this book…you do need to be open to the idea of learning/translating Spanish while you read it, but hey, aren’t we normally reading books to learn new things and to broaden our minds? :)
I honestly enjoyed the experience of practicing my Spanish while reading it.
Can’t wait to read Iglesias’ next novel!
I genuinely felt nauseous at points reading this book…if you like messed up horror (I do) you will probably enjoy this.
A note on the Spanish text: I really liked the switching between the Spanish and the English in this book…It felt natural to me, especially within the context of the characters and the environment. I am not bilingual but I know some Spanish which helped with the reading experience. I could see people who don’t know ANY Spanish getting frustrated, but I don’t think you NEED to speak Spanish to enjoy this book…you do need to be open to the idea of learning/translating Spanish while you read it, but hey, aren’t we normally reading books to learn new things and to broaden our minds? :)
I honestly enjoyed the experience of practicing my Spanish while reading it.
Can’t wait to read Iglesias’ next novel!
Unlike anything else I’ve read. A horror western that isn’t for the faint of heart or the faint of stomach - this book was HEAVY.
Iglesias’s writing is visceral, unflinching, and beautiful. I will definitely be getting my hands on his other work.
Iglesias’s writing is visceral, unflinching, and beautiful. I will definitely be getting my hands on his other work.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia
Minor: Medical content
Quick, wild, and weird af. The Kirkus reviewer is right in saying that the book doesn't really do anything with the horror elements in the story, but maybe that's the point. The protagonist isn't of the world in which he enters; he is merely passing through, and wants to gtfo of there as fast as possible.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lovely writing, horrifying read but that’s the genre, the theme that I found most interesting (the visions) didn’t go anywhere
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Violence
The child violence is short but so fucking bad