With the increasing popularity of BIPOC books as well as movies, it's no wonder it's catching up on graphic novels too. The hype set the bar high when it comes to plot complexity and such. This is the first installment of the series and I had high expectations in terms of laying down the foundation for the next volume and showcasing strong characterizations. I am mildly disappointed.

First chapter in, I already had doubts if I will be expecting twists and turns. We have the typical rebel heroine who belongs to a family with the unique ability to mediate life and death. With the abrupt death of her abuelita, she was not able to compete her training. Now, she spent her grieving days trying to look for ways how to bring her abuelita back to life, ignoring her friends, manipulating the demons around her, feeling all too powerful and unstoppable m, got her abuelita for few days and end.

The religious concept of Opus Dei and Latin myth could have had catapulted this to an amazing plot but the build up fell flat with how predictable the characterizations were. Word building also dragged down the supposed excellent points of the story. Well who knows, Volume II might fare better