4.25 stars
What an excellent and beautiful read. A great mashup of history and horror.
I love how all three stories/timelines were told and ended up connecting so perfectly. The characters are well developed and the overall stories were so engaging and wonderful. This is probably my favorite book by Garcia now.

This book is a masterpiece! It’s a multi-layered story that blurs the lines between horror, mystery, and history; wrapped in a chilling, atmospheric narrative that pulls you in and doesn’t let go. The writing, as always with this author, is vivid and immersive, creating a world where witchcraft isn’t just a tool for scares, but a living, breathing force that shapes everything. The writing style has a haunting lyricism to it, rich descriptions that don’t just paint a picture, but evoke a visceral feeling.
The ending was absolutely devastating in the best way. Just when you think you’ve figured it all out, the plot twists, layered in perfect tension, turn everything upside down. If you’re looking for a book that challenges you to think, feel, and be haunted by it long after you close the pages, this is it.

A really great and haunting tale. I enjoyed how all of the stories came together, and the connections made between the characters.

I had a really good time with this one!!

The story was engaging and the three separate timelines were interesting enough on their own but intertwined together well near the end. Will say Minerva’s timeline felt like it was set now rather than in 1998 and it often threw me off a loop hearing her recount laptops and stuff and whilst i know laptops did exist in the late 90’s, i don’t know, it felt weirdly modern to me. But a little gripe nothing more.
The horror element was creepy and i loved that it tied into a cultural element. At times it reminded me of “mexican gothic” which i loved so much so i was super excited to get threads of that essence in this one.

Many thanks to the publishers and netgalley for supplying me with an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.