This was the creepy eerie space book I needed. Even though there wasn’t a lot happening, I was on the edge of my seat for the majority of this book. I enjoyed the dynamic between the team members and the perfect tension the author created between them. 

This was such a good exploration into mythology and how many Black people don’t see themselves inside mythological stories. I enjoyed the social commentary as well especially when it came to Black girls using their voice to speak up. There were a few areas where it would cut to a past scene and sometimes these were so long or went on many tangents that I forgot what was happening at the present time, so that made putting the entire story together a bit harder. Overall, I thought this was pretty good. I love mythology and the lore surrounding it so to see it be presented with Black characters and Black girl magic made it all the more special. 

This collection of short stories reimagines many classic tales that are told from a Latinx perspective and does so in a way that makes you wish these were the original stories. Every single story had well developed characters that went beyond their classic inspirations and the stories themselves were unique and so beautiful to read. I really enjoyed that there were focuses on many of the indigenous communities and their cultures, especially their relationship to their native lands. This is by far the best collection of classic stories reimagined I have ever read. 

Thank you NetGalley and Inkyard Press for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review. 


** This is my first 5-star read of the year and wow I am blown away! Every single story was so good and I loved that there was also queer stories. I would highly recommend this book if you are looking for some great Latinx authors or are interested in classic retellings. 

I wish this book didn’t have to exist but I’m glad that it does. 

This was a ‘Stuff Your Kindle Day Freebie’ and while it looks really good, the writing itself was hard to navigate and took me out of the reader mindset. I felt like I was having to correct so many errors and grammar slip ups that it just wasn’t worth it to read anymore.