A review by haileygenevieve
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

5.0

I love to read fiction from cultures other than American, but I often feel that I don’t have the background knowledge to comprehend the story. Gods of Jade and Shadow began with relationships and feelings core to the human experience, and slowly introduced cultural elements that eventually exhibited the beauty of Mayan and Mexican life.
Moreno-Garcia’s prose brought even more life to the story, but it wasn’t too pedantic to keep up with.
I chose to read this book because of the enchanting cover, but the material inside was just as enticing.