This felt like a Latinx fairytale. It was gorgeous and magical. It was pretty slow-paced however. I didn't mind that much, but I didn't realize it was the first in a series. My main reason for not giving more stars was that the writing was kind of choppy at times. Dialogue tags were often confusing, and I had to reread to figure out who was speaking. There were also several plot holes that irked me, especially in the later parts of the book. I think the novel just needed another macro edit and micro scrub down and would have been an even more wonderful read! As it is though, I would recommend it and definitely will be preordering book 2! (Also you should follow the author's TikTok because she's hilarious.)

Beautifully written, gorgeously illustrated, and delightfully unexpected as it both diverged from and honored the original tales.