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2018 - Belinda Alvarez has returned to Texas for the wedding of her best friend Veronica. The farm is the site of the urban legend, La Reina de Las Chicharras - The Queen of The Cicadas.
In 1950s south Texas a farmworker- Milagros from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, is murdered. Her death is ignored by the town, but not the Aztec goddess of death, Mictecacíhuatl. The goddess hears the dying cries of Milagros and creates a plan for both to be physically reborn by feeding on vengeance and worship.
Belinda and the new owner of the farmhouse - Hector, find themselves immersed in the legend and realize it is part of their fate as well.
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June 22, 2021 -
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- ISBN: 9781787586048
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- ISBN: 9781787586048
- File size: 3276 KB
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- English
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June 1, 2021
Castro's latest is a riveting #ownvoices novel exploring Mexican folk tales and legends mingled with the history of Texas. Belinda is at a friend's wedding when she gets uncomfortably reacquainted with the urban legend of Milagros, a farm worker murdered on the property in the 1950s. Belinda finds that the things she thought she has put behind her are not going to give her up so easily. With alternating time lines between the past and present, Castro's novel serves as a painful chronicle of racial violence against Latinx people. The Aztec goddess of the underworld, Mictecac�huatl, plays a terrifying role, reminding readers there are fates worse than death. Castro explores multiple perspectives, including the points of view of villainous characters, to keep the reader turning the pages in this novel that evokes the television series Supernatural as well as the Candyman films. Readers will find themselves enraptured by this erotically-charged supernatural thriller which has action and violence that would make Tarantino blush. Castro does not pull any punches. Readers seeking originality and a fresh take on well-worn horror tropes should pick up this novel by a dynamic and innovative voice in horror.COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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