A review by ebonwilde
The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo

1.0

★⁹⁄₁₀ — netgalley desperately needs a sample option because a blurb being interesting doesn't mean the writing will be. the prose in this was not compatible with me at all. i don't know how else to phrase it. there was literal buzzing in my ears whenever i picked this up. i wasn't able to connect with the story or the characters, and while i didn't care enough to hate anyone, i definitely wasn't feeling any love either. also, i feel like this is the third time i've read this plot? it has a motherhood × family history × time travel thing going on, similar to the unmaking of june farrow and the fallen fruit. similar plots don't really bother me, considering i mostly read ya, but this seems like a very niche concept? and comparing it to the other two made me realize how underwhelming this is. the prose and the voice in twoep were very different from the other two and were far less compelling for me.

thank you to netgalley for the advanced copy.