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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Zoraida Córdova

Start date: December 1, 2021

Finish date: December 31, 2021

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Dec 17, 2021 Jenny (Reading Envy) rated it really liked it

Shelves: around-the-world, sci-fi-fantasy, read2021, 2021-sword, sword-and-laser, location-ecuador

This is the December pick for Sword and Laser and has magic in the form of family curses, living stars, and generations of a family coming together to witness the... death (?) of the matriarch. The author was born in Ecuador and the story is very much nestled inside Ecuadorian places, names, and traditions (it reminds me of the time my book club read The Potbellied Virgin because of me, but that had more Catholic stuff in it.)

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Jan 08, 2022 Beth rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, 50-poc, sword-and-laser

I loved the language -- lush and evocative, and then suddenly modern and staccato. Cordova is really good at summing up years in a few pages, and then focussing in again so we live the moments with the characters. There were some villains, big and small, but mostly people trying to do the best they can. I do wish I could see some of Rey's paintings, and my body horror at the idea of plants growing from my body probably made some stuff seem awful when it was meant to be more romantic. I liked the ...more

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Jan 04, 2022 Lydia Presley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, 2022

I loved this book. Loved, loved, loved.

There is so much magic in this story. One of the things I've loved to do over the years is read stories with fantasy/magic elements that aren't based in a traditional euro-western based. This hit the mark for me. I loved the connection between all living things (non-human animal, plants, earth, stars) and the Montoya family. I loved how "different" was something special. Most of all, I loved how this book contained so many fantastical elements and, as a res ...more

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