Another great novel by Silvia Moreno-García, about youth and adulthood with Mexico City as a background. Meche (short for Mercedes) is a 15 year old girl who discovers a powerful force with the help of her friends, Sebastián and Daniela. Together they navigate Mexico through the 80s, finding love, conflicts and breakups. In parallel, Meche comes back to the city in the late 2000s, due to her father’s death, in modern times she will have to face the past and decide if she is ready to put it behind and rekindle her friendships. All this while finding what kind of person her father really was.
A very witty, inventive and moving read which navigates around Mexican witchcraft culture and folklore but adding a modern touch: vinyl records and the power of music. School bullies, family strained relationships, illnesses and more, are the constant threats in the kids’ lifes, and how they react to them will have a permanent effect in their relationship and their future.
Extremely recommended!
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