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Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space by Zoraida Córdova

3 reviews

meaghanelizabook's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

3.75

This was a great selection of tales from the Latin American diaspora. All were unique in their own way, and though some weren't as good as others, the collection was worth reading!

Individual ratings:
-"Reign of Diamonds" by Anna-Marie McLemore - 4/5 stars
-"Flecha" by Daniel José Older - 3/5 stars
-"The First Day of Us" by David Bowles - 4/5 stars
-"The Tin Man" by Lilliam Rivera - 3/5 stars
-"This Is Our Manifesto" by Mark Oshiro - 5/5 stars
-"Creatures of Kings" by Circe Moskowitz - 3.5/5 stars
-"Eterno" by J. C. Cervantes - 5/5 stars
-"White Water, Blue Ocean" by Linda Raquel Nieves Pérez - 3/5 stars
-"Leyenda" by Romina Garber - 4/5 stars
-"Color-Coded" by Maya Motayne - 3/5 stars
-"Magical Offerings" by Nina Moreno - 3.5/5 stars
-"Rogue Enchantments" by Isabel Ibañez - 4.5/5 stars
-"Sumaiko y La Sirena" by Vita Ayala - 5/5 stars
-"River People" by Yamile Saied Méndez - 4/5 stars
-"Moonglow" by Sara Faring - 2/5 stars
-"Killing El Chivo" by Claribel A. Ortega - 2.5/5 stars
-"Tame the Wicked Night" by Zoraida Córdova - 4.5/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Gore, War, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

bookishaddictions's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This Latinx-written short story anthology focuses specifically on Latinx characters within sci-fi and fantasy; this addresses largely under-discussed sub-genres and representation problems while providing readers with various beautiful stories. I found that I struggled to get into the initial stories, as I’m not a sci-fi fan myself, but I loved many of the fantasy tales that were included. The anthology is broken into three parts: “To the Stars,” “The Magical Now,” and “Other Times, Other Realms.” I found myself primarily enjoying the stories of the final category, and I struggled to enjoy the stories from the first. I will acknowledge the skillful writing that is seen through every story included; the characters are complex, their worlds are detailed, and every story has a message that is relatable for readers. Important topics such as love, feminism, faith, independence, and much more feature throughout the anthology and make the stories shine. No matter my own feelings about this collection, it was one that I have no regrets about snagging off Amazon to add to my classroom library 🌙

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

maple_dove's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Deadnaming, Death, Sexism, Stalking, Death of parent, Blood, Misogyny, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Transphobia

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual content

Misgendering (graphic)