Please note that this reflects my personal score for the book, not my Indie Ink judging scores for 2024-25 scoring season. 

This is a nearly perfect novel for me. What works/works well: use of nonlinear plotting to advance the novel, the integration of Borikén and Maya Mexica culture, including the history of military dictatorships in LatAm, the history of colonialism and bad actors who have taken advantage of the lands, workers, and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the anti-imperialist leanings of the novel. The characters are very well developed, their actions are logical within the story, and the reveals throughout the novel are compelling. 

What didn't work quite as well for me: The blurb of the novel didn't fit the entirety of the novel, but only one setting and set of characters. This was initially confusing to me as a reader, but didn't disrupt the reading experience, but rather, added to it. More than anything, I was just surprised to be in a different geographic location later in the novel, and wasn't sure where our original setting and characters had gotten to until things come full circle for the characters (but I don't want to give that away). In all, a great little novella that I'd definitely recommend!