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Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

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yourbookishbff's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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yilliun's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Solid cozy fall weekend read. Definitely expected Twilight/ Vampire Diaries type vampires not monstrous Nosferatu types, BUT I think that sexy vampires would have detracted from the story. I did find myself genuinely afraid at certain points in the book. I like that Cañas blended historical romance with a definite gothic thriller twist.

I still don’t 100% understand the choice to rush back to Los Ojuelos instead of trying to regroup and find their companions. It did give us the forced proximity trope so I can’t be too mad about it

Being a non-Spanish speaker, there were a few terms I needed to look up to understand the story. I do think the mix of English and Spanish terms made the characters and their landscape more believable.

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maregred's review

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adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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elizabeth_lepore's review

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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erinwolf1997's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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trollmila's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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gaby_readsss's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

From the first time I saw its title, Vampires Of El Norte caught my attention and I knew I wanted to read it.

I thought it was so cool how the author unapologetically used “Spanglish”throughout her book. That’s something I personally enjoyed since Spanish is my first language and it feels so natural to read it on paper.

Besides that, there were many other aspects of the story that I thoroughly enjoyed. One of them was how Cañas was able to create a tale of vampires that felt fresh and original around urban legends that are well known in Hispanic culture, such as “El Cuco”.

This was a thrilling read that had a great balance between different genres. It was a blend of historical/western romance, and a little bit of horror.

Another aspect I loved was how reading this book kind of felt like watching a telenovela. The plot was giving “she’s the daughter of a ranch owner and he’s a simple worker but they’re in love since they were children, even though nobody approves, but there’s also vampires and she died nine years ago”. Like… this was such a good plot. I loved it!

On top of the romance there are also many other important topics in this book such as patriarchy, classism, colorism, and colonialism.

I highly recommend this book!!

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