I've never read a book set in Puerto Rico before, and this was very much a book set in Puerto Rico. The novel could not have  taken place anywhere else; the entire novel was steeped in the landscape and the culture. It was really interesting, and even to me, entirely ignorant of really anything to do with the country, the wealth of information about the place and the people did not distract from the story.

Marketed as a horror novel, I'd actually call this more of a crime thriller, with supernatural elements. It told the story of Bimbo, a young man whose mother is killed in a drug related shooting, and his four best friends who stand by him while he gets increasingly deeply embedded in a mess of murder and revenge. At its core was a touching story about young male friendship and platonic devotion, and I was absolutely along for the ride.