TOTAL VIBES! but i wish i was more attached to the characters in the end. It felt like there was a wall separating me from the characters. The magic is also hard to grasp but i would really just read this for the atmosphere.

“When she'd met Orquídea Montoya, she saw a whisper of a girl who wanted to become a scream.”

likely pros:
- coyotes as familiars
- historical fantasy
- vibes of mexican gothic but more whimsical, less horror and i loved this more
- intergenerational and i love that it felt like we were getting to know each one of them personally,, each character felt like they possessed a different vibe and it was charming but i realized that in the end, that was probably the downfall of the book for me
- SIBLING DYNAMICS I LOVE IT
- plot points that focuses on their family and of the past

likely cons:
- The magic system was fun at first but it started to feel a little bit too cheesy for my taste
- i wasn't attached to the romance because it didn't feel like it build up well

— 3.5 —
⇢ content warnings// Alcohol, Body horror., Child death [not graphic], Drowning [off-page, not graphic], Infidelity, Parental neglect, Parent death, Pregnancy