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• The Enchanted Hacienda

  Cervantes, J. C. (Jennifer C.),

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  When Harlow Estrada is abruptly fired from her dream job and her boyfriend proves to be a jerk, her world turns upside down. She flees New York City to the one place she can always call home—the enchanted Hacienda Estrada. The Estrada family farm…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bewitching

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia,

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  “Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches”: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva—stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps that’s why Minerva has become a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Super Extra Grande

  Yoss, 1969-

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  Set in a distant future, the novel features creatures of immense variety—Amoebas that cover entire worlds, sensual females that feed on substances from their males’ reproductive systems, talking reptiles, and other creations drawn from the classics…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shadowshaper

  Older, Daniel Jos?,

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  Sierra Santiago was looking forward to a fun summer of making art, hanging out with her friends, and skating around Brooklyn. But then a weird zombie guy crashes the first party of the season. Sierra's near-comatose abuelo begins to say "Lo siento"…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mimicking of Known Successes

  Older, Malka, 1977-

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  On a remote, gas-wreathed outpost of a human colony on Jupiter, a man goes missing. The enigmatic Investigator Mossa follows his trail to Valdegeld, home to the colony’s erudite university—and Mossa’s former girlfriend, a scholar of Earth’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tiger's Daughter

  Rivera, K Arsenault,

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  The Hokkaran empire has conquered every land within their bold reach―but failed to notice a lurking darkness festering within the people. Now, their border walls begin to crumble, and villages fall to demons swarming out of the forests. Away on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blanca & Roja

  McLemore, Anna-Marie,

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  The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they're also rivals, Blanca as obedient and graceful as Roja is vicious and manipulative. They know that, because of a generations-old spell, their family is bound to a bevy of swans deep in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seven Deadly Shadows

  Alameda, Courtney,

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  Seventeen-year-old Kira Fujikawa has never had it easy. She’s bullied by the popular girls in school. Her family ignores her. And she’s also plagued with a secret: She can see yokai, the ghosts and demons that haunt the streets of Japan. But things…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Shadows Have Claws

  15 Latin American Monster Stories

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  From zombies to cannibals to death incarnate, this cross-genre anthology offers something for every monster lover. In Our Shadows Have Claws, bloodthirsty vampires are hunted by a quick-witted slayer; children are stolen from their beds by “el viejo…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Immortal Pleasures

  Castro, V.,

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  Hundreds of years ago, she was known as La Malinche: a Nahua woman who translated for the conquistador Cortés. In the centuries since, her name has gone down in infamy as a traitor. But no one ever found out what happened to La Malinche after Cortés…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Nightward

  A Novel

  R. S. A. Garcia

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  Nebula and MIFRE award-winning author R.S.A. Garcia’s scifantasy debut novel—the first in a duology—in which Caribbean mythology meets The Witcher, introduces a world where women warrior-magicians rule, and a child princess and her bodyguard must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• House of Bone and Rain

  a Barrio Noir

  Iglesias, Gabino,

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  For childhood friends Gabe, Xavier, Tavo, Paul, and Bimbo, death has always been close. Hurricanes. Car accidents. Gang violence. Suicide. Estamos rodeados de fantasmas was Gabe’s grandmother’s refrain. We are surrounded by ghosts. But this time is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Afterlife of Mal Caldera

  Perez, Nadi Reed,

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  Mal Caldera—former rockstar, retired wild-child and excommunicated black sheep of her Catholic family—is dead. Not that she cares. She only feels bad that her younger sister, Cris, has been left alone with their religious zealot of a mother, picking…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Season of the Swamp

  a Novel

  Herrera, Yuri, 1970-

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  New Orleans, 1853. A young exile named Benito Juárez disembarks at a fetid port city at the edge of a swamp. Years later, he will become the first indigenous head of state in the postcolonial Americas, but now he is as anonymous and invisible as any…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chilling Effect

  Valdes, Valerie,

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  A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bindle Punk Bruja

  a Novel

  Mesa, Desideria,

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  A part-time reporter and club owner takes on crooked city councilmen, mysterious and deadly mobsters, and society's deeply rooted sexism and racism, all while keeping her true identity and magical abilities hidden --inspired by an ancient Mexican…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rag Doll Plagues

  Morales, Alejandro, 1944-

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  A mysterious plague is decimating the population of colonial Mexico. One of His Majesty's highest physicians is dispatched from Spain to bring the latest advances in medical science to the backward peoples of the New World capital. Here begins the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Shamshine Blind

  a Novel

  Pardo, Paz,

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  A beguiling blend of noir detective story and science fiction perfect for fans of Michael Chabon and Emily St. John Mandel, this unputdownable debut imagines a world where emotions have been weaponized, and a small-town law enforcement agent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dealing in Dreams

  Rivera, Lilliam,

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  Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl crew in Mega City. That role brings with it violent throw downs and access to the hottest boydega clubs, but the sixteen-year-old grows weary of the life. Her dream is to get off the streets and make a home in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bottom of the Sky

  Fresán, Rodrigo, 1963-

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  At its core, The Bottom of the Sky is a novel about two young boys in love with other planets and a disturbingly beautiful girl. An homage to the history of American science fiction, it’s also about the Gulf War, 9/11, and a mysterious “incident.”…Read moreRead more of this annotation