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Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
3.0

Lucha of the Night Forrest is a story that features forgotten magic, dark forces, dangerous bargains, and a queer romance. Lucha will do anything to save her sister even if she has to encounter mysterious acolytes, scorned gods, a drug that makes you forget, and a dangerous forrest.

Lucha is a pretty fast paced story that follows Lucha and her will to do anything for her sister. 

This is a unique world with a promising synopsis. However, I really struggled with this story because it felt very forgettable and discombobulated. I felt very confused most of the time. 

Lucha of the Night Forrest lacks in character development since it felt like the characters were one dimensional and shallow. 

If the story was more developed with the characters and the plot more fleshed out, then it would have been way more amazing. 

I did enjoy the romance in this story and the family bonds for Lucha to do what she did for her sister. I loved the exploration of friendships and all relationships in general in this book. 

I think it was just overall okay.