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I listened to this audiobook on Everand.

Brief Summary: Zoe is a journalist investigating the murder of Paloma, a transwoman from a family of Indigenous healers. To learn more of the story Zoe travels to meet Paloma's cousin Feliciana. However, as Zoe interviews Feliciana she begins to reevaluate her relationships with her sister and mother. As Zoe and Feliciana's stories weave together Zoe begins to realize the power of her voice.

Thoughts: This book was captivating and I binged it in an entire sitting. I particularly like the dual perspectives, where Zoe's was told in a direct and edited fashion and Feliciana's was a more free-flowing stream of consciousness indicative of its interview formatting. It highlighted how Zoe is constricted by the expectations of society, while Feliciana is not. It also made Feliciana's story and by extension, Paloma's story more intense emotionally, while Zoe's was more reflective and therapeutic.

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jean_atlas's review against another edition

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3.75

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thecampinglibrarian's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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bookishcori's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

3.0

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la_libreria_chula's review

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book ended up being so good! While there wasn't a plot, I enjoyed the way this book was set up. And both characters has their own unique voices. I don't like the title, because even in the book Feliciana says she's no witch, she's a healer, so the title just doesn't fit. Even the Spanish title. There were some lines in the book that I enjoyed:
" ,This path is mine because I am Feliciana." pg 47 This was when her father visited her to tell her what she should say to her grandfather Cosmo. (Which I love the name, Cosmo.)
" If the jar has a lid, it's up to you to take it off." pg 64
I enjoyed the stories these women told each other, about women in their lives who supported them and guided them to where they are 'today.' And them reflecting on the people in their life made me reflect on the people on my life currently and felt like an experience even though these characters are fictional.

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shakita45's review

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hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I think this is a book that, for lack of a better term, wasn't written for me. There were things that I could take from it, like the feminine rage and the introspection on female relationships with their families and friends, but it just didn't connect with me on a super deep level. I also found myself far more interested in Zoe than Feliciana, which made her chapters much harder to get through. I'm glad to have read it, but I don't know how much I actually enjoyed the process.

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jarahsane's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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lizlikesfrogs's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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