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A review by emma_b_rhodes
Candelaria: A Novel by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
dark
emotional
funny
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? Yes
3.0
This book was weird. Zombie cult. But it's poetic and funny and about sisters reconnecting & I love that stuff. Inspired by a poem by MLO about an abuelita surviving the apocalypse.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Abortion, and Colonisation