So, after sitting on this one for 24 hours, I think I'm finally able to review it. I'm going with four stars.

Things I Loved About This Book:
- Casiopea - She's stubborn and a major reader. Her strength also comes from compassion and loyalty. She's not a Mary Sue and doesn't have any super abilities beyond what her life would have already given her through hard work.
- Hun-Kame - He's a bit of an enigma, but not too much that the reader can't relate to him. He becomes more fleshed out as a character as he becomes more mortal but the core of his character feels rather constant.
- Xibalba- What amazing descriptions of Mayan lore! This place felt like a real place and I journeyed through it with the characters.

Things I Did Not Love About This Book:
- Loray the Demon - I'm not really sure what his purpose was other than to be a bank and a quick clue. He circles around, but is a flat character and it feels like there should be more there.
- We're in Mexico? - I know we are in Mexico, but the scenery changes so quickly that there's no real time to soak it up except through Mayan lore. The setting is bare bones, except when in Xibalba. The whole aspect of 1920s Mexico is completely lost aside from a couple descriptions of hair styles and flapper gowns.
- The Last Five or Six Pages - Meh. The real ending was fine. I was okay with that. The "epilogue" or the last few pages felt odd to me. Maybe I'm not a fan of the current YA trend of open endings. Maybe it was the literal lack of direction. I'm not sure.

I'm going to be thinking of this one for a while. I liked the overall message of this book and LOVED the main characters and the mythos involved. I hope to read more by Silvia Moreno-Garcia in the future.
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