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A review by aldial
Sun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares
5.0
In full disclosure, I always purposefully rate a book based on what it is intended to be. There is so much about this novel that I absolutely adore. The gender-bent Zorro main character and the Mesoamerican setting are brilliantly crafted and interwoven into the plot.
This is another novel that excellently expands the fantasy genre into relying on more than just western inspiration.
I’ll fully admit that I struggled at times getting through the book, but I think that a lot of that was due to the amount of names and nouns utilized from languages with which I had no prior experience. It also felt like the writing markedly improved throughout the novel. I’m excited to see what this author writes next!
This is another novel that excellently expands the fantasy genre into relying on more than just western inspiration.
I’ll fully admit that I struggled at times getting through the book, but I think that a lot of that was due to the amount of names and nouns utilized from languages with which I had no prior experience. It also felt like the writing markedly improved throughout the novel. I’m excited to see what this author writes next!