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Gods of Jade and Shadow
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Gods of Jade and Shadow

Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.

The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own.

Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather’s room. She opens it—and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Casiopea’s demise, but success could make her dreams come true.

In the company of the strangely alluring ...Read More

Urban FantasyFantasyHistoricalMagicParanormalForced ProximityPoor HeroineSassy HeroineIndependent HeroineM F RomanceNon Human HeroGrumpy Cold HeroYoung AdultLatinx Mc20th CenturyWorking Class HeroineMythologyRomanceMagical RealismAdventureRetellingsLatin America
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Gods of Jade and Shadow

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3.7
4 ratings
Published year: 2019
Pages: 338

The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.

The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own.

Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather’s room. She opens it—and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Casiopea’s demise, but success could make her dreams come true.

In the company of the strangely alluring ...Read More

Urban FantasyFantasyHistoricalMagicParanormalForced ProximityPoor HeroineSassy HeroineIndependent HeroineM F RomanceNon Human HeroGrumpy Cold HeroYoung AdultLatinx Mc20th CenturyWorking Class HeroineMythologyRomanceMagical RealismAdventureRetellingsLatin America

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