A review by oracle_of_madness
Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
4.5
Thank you, Netgalley and Publisher, for this Arc!!
I loved this!!! I loved the dark and twisty ancient mushroom magic, the god and goddess lore, latinx sapphic romance... just, yes!!!
Lucha is a great character. She is completely devoted to her little sister, which is a trait I automatically admire in any siblings' relationships. She makes mistakes on who to trust and what to do throughout this story, which made her feel very real to me. All in all, I thought this was really well done.
Lucha's mother is one of the many who are addicted to a drug, Olvida, that seems to basically slowly pull away a person's memories, causing them to sleep and forget life. Lucha takes care of her little sis, Lisa, but when her mother gets fired and they are kicked out of their home, she faces some major challenges. The fact that this is really relatable to what happens to many young adults irl just made me love this story. Lending hope to an incredibly hopeless situation.
Lucha finds herself connected to a god, and soon, she is fighting a battle larger than her own existence.
I want to add some basic warnings for drug use, poverty, and, violence and assault.
Out March 21, 2023!
I loved this!!! I loved the dark and twisty ancient mushroom magic, the god and goddess lore, latinx sapphic romance... just, yes!!!
Lucha is a great character. She is completely devoted to her little sister, which is a trait I automatically admire in any siblings' relationships. She makes mistakes on who to trust and what to do throughout this story, which made her feel very real to me. All in all, I thought this was really well done.
Lucha's mother is one of the many who are addicted to a drug, Olvida, that seems to basically slowly pull away a person's memories, causing them to sleep and forget life. Lucha takes care of her little sis, Lisa, but when her mother gets fired and they are kicked out of their home, she faces some major challenges. The fact that this is really relatable to what happens to many young adults irl just made me love this story. Lending hope to an incredibly hopeless situation.
Lucha finds herself connected to a god, and soon, she is fighting a battle larger than her own existence.
I want to add some basic warnings for drug use, poverty, and, violence and assault.
Out March 21, 2023!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use