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ninetalevixen 's review for:
Labyrinth Lost
by Zoraida Córdova
DNF @ 27%
Tried to reread this one, but I'm just really not feeling the prose or the characters rn. Which is a shame since it's spooky season [Oct 2020] and I was in the mood for a QPoC (specifically in this case, bi & Latina) protagonist.
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[2017 review]
The magical system is really interesting, a unique blend of existing traditions/myths and original ideas, and of course I love the Latinx focus. Bonus points for having a casually bisexual lead whose romantic plots (they're a little too central for me to consider them subplots) with both a boy and a girl are simply taken as a matter of fact! But the prose is slightly awkward in some places, and the plot is rife with predictable cliches, including the ending.
Tried to reread this one, but I'm just really not feeling the prose or the characters rn. Which is a shame since it's spooky season [Oct 2020] and I was in the mood for a QPoC (specifically in this case, bi & Latina) protagonist.
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[2017 review]
The magical system is really interesting, a unique blend of existing traditions/myths and original ideas, and of course I love the Latinx focus. Bonus points for having a casually bisexual lead whose romantic plots (they're a little too central for me to consider them subplots) with both a boy and a girl are simply taken as a matter of fact! But the prose is slightly awkward in some places, and the plot is rife with predictable cliches, including the ending.