𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘨𝘰. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴.


𝘞𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬:
Two Salvadoran sisters, separated in childhood, reunite under a dictator's brutal regime. They escape genocide, traveling the world separately. Their story, intertwined with ghostly voices of murdered friends, reimagines El Salvador's history and mythology.
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Wow, Gina. María. Balibrera. What a debut! The Volcano Daughters is a mesmerizing journey that captivated me from the start. There's something so unique and enthralling about the way Gina writes. Her lyrical prose weaves a heartrending tale of sisterhood, survival, and the echoes of forgotten souls.
 
The story of Graciela and Consuelo is both devastating and enchanting, exploring themes of identity, family, and resilience with poetic intensity. 

I absolutely loved that we are told their story through the ghosts of their friends that have passed during La Matanza. Their chorus was both comical and filled with chisme yet at the same time it was hauntingly beautiful in a way I've never encountered in another story before. 

The story itself is filled with so many heartwrenching and emotional moments. It explores a cruel man's rise to power, the tragic and traumatic aftermath of his political machinations, new beginnings, and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Gina's passionate and evocative writing style brings El Salvador's history to vivid life in this debut. I know the carcajadas of these characters and their fantasmas will echo in my mind for a long time to come.

Thank you to NetGalley and Pantheon for gifting me this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. 

What to expect:
🇸🇻 Salvadoran history
🇸🇻 magical realism
🇸🇻 historical fiction
🇸🇻 sisterhood