A review by booksandbesitos
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Wow, this was so good. I’m usually not big on science-fiction or fantasy or anything with heavy world building, but I really liked cemetery boys so I chose to pick this one up. It was a great choice because this was phenomenal.

I actually really liked the world building. Both my parents are from Mexico and the world in the book included a lot of Mexican culture and folklore so I think that helped a lot. Things like alebrijes, la chupacabra and some Nahuatl words make an appearance. 
The characters are so good, even the ones that are “bad” at first, have you rooting for them by the end. 
I’m so excited to read Celestial Monsters, but I gotta wait two weeks till my hold at the library comes in. Guess I’ll wait it out eating Pan Dulce and Masapan.
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