Come for the thrills of magical artifacts, heists, and monsters walking among us; stay for the depth in the characters. The two powerful enemies are forced to work together for a shared goal of taking down a kingdom in a very twisty and high-action sequence being compared to Killing Eve.
Yes yes yes. This Jamaican-inspired fantasy promises to be a compelling debut. A sisterhood fights to protect its magical bloodline; meanwhile, heroine Elfreda will do anything to avoid pregnancy. Her escape leads her into a complex world of opulence, espionage, and bloodshed. Full of romance, gangsters, neo-noir vibes, and the incredible writing Moreno-Garcia already stunned us with in 2020 with Mexican Gothic. I’m loving the promise of mysterious dark forces and ghosts raising hell in this one.

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