Latinx characters navigating the complexities of political upheaval while managing the social and economic impact on the masses? Strong female characters with varies leadership qualities and a promising development arc? This book opens with the promise of both and does it while making it impossible for you not to have empathy for the characters by the end of the very first page.
The Condesa's struggle over how to manage her people's immediate concerns of a food shortage without coming off as blunt and insensitive or incompetent was an excellent way to start the book, and the way it resolves the issue was interesting -- it got you to see the different leadership qualities the characters have.
The Condesa's struggle over how to manage her people's immediate concerns of a food shortage without coming off as blunt and insensitive or incompetent was an excellent way to start the book, and the way it resolves the issue was interesting -- it got you to see the different leadership qualities the characters have.