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A review by yars_reading_corner
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Gods of Jade and Shadow explores Mayan mythology with a modern twist as fantasy books of this genre often do, as in incorporating the characters into modern life while maintaining main distinguishing features of their personality and sometimes referring back to stories, events and places in said myth.
It was hard to grasp the pronunciations and (pre-spaniard colonial) names at first but the audiobook really helps, and watching the short videos on TEDed and See U History channels on youtube before reading this somewhat eased the understanding.
I am once again disappointed for I expected so much more from this book, it has been on and off my longterm TBR for so long. It had a rather weak plotline but I appreciate the lack of sm*t, although, if you're planning on reading this do look up the CONTENT WARNINGS as there are many...many. Classic Mayan thing
It was hard to grasp the pronunciations and (pre-spaniard colonial) names at first but the audiobook really helps, and watching the short videos on TEDed and See U History channels on youtube before reading this somewhat eased the understanding.
I am once again disappointed for I expected so much more from this book, it has been on and off my longterm TBR for so long. It had a rather weak plotline but I appreciate the lack of sm*t, although, if you're planning on reading this do look up the CONTENT WARNINGS as there are many...many. Classic Mayan thing