In Malinalli by Veronica Chapa, we follow the titular main character through the events of her life, as she goes from child to adolescent to woman. She learns early on that she has an aptitude for magic, but only boys are allowed to attend the school for magic in Tenochtitlan, so her twin brother Eagle …
Tag: mythology
Book Review | Greenteeth (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill tells the story of Jenny Greenteeth, a lake-dwelling creature who lives near a small human town in …
Book Review | Where Shadows Bloom (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. If nothing else, this book gave me the excuse to listen to the Hadestown soundtrack again. Not that I …
Book Review | Wrath of the Triple Goddess
Apparently it is possible for me to love Percy even more than I already did. Who knew? In Rick Riordan’s book Wrath of the Triple Goddess, the latest adventure in the Percy Jackson literary universe (which I think is officially called the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, but I prefer calling it the Percyverse), Percy has just …
Book Review | Lola (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Lola, the titular protagonist lives in Mexico City, in a house that is built around an ancient tree with …
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