A review by paulataua
Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias

3.0

Following ‘Fiebre Tropical’ this was my second ‘Frontera’ novel, or whatever they call writings covering people from South American roots living in the States that are written in a mix of English and Spanish. Again, despite never having officially studied Spanish, I had little difficulty getting what was going down. Unlike ‘Fiebre’, pretty much a romance story, this is a real gang coming of age piece set in Austin, Texas, which certainly has its gory moments. I appreciated the story it was telling, and there were parts I really liked, but it never really rose above just that. I will buy and try his ‘Coyote Songs’ should it jump out at me on the bookstore shelves, but only if that happens.