4.5
I really enjoyed this book! I was scared because there was a character index at the beginning, and (unbeknownst to me) a map on the first pages as well. These are two things that scare me away from a book. Also, this is part of a series. Angie does not enjoy series as much as she used to.
And yet! I loved this book! The strength lies in its characters which are all fantastic and have faults and changes and growth (maybe?). No one really feels like a villain because we hear the story through the four MCs POV in this, but if I were just any regular Joe Xmo? I wouldn't be so happy with these characters' use of power and motives!
Great world building and fantasy, I'm always going to be happy to read anything set in Pre-Columbian Maya and especially their mythology!
Definitely gonna read the next book on audio as well. It helped me that the four MCs are done by four different voice actors and the pronunciation of certain names was very helpful!