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A review by mel_c_bell
House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias
5.0
I'm not really sure what I expected, but it definitely wasn't what I got. I loved every page. Any book that can keep my attention is š¤š¼ and while the story and plot are hectic A F, I couldn't get enough.
So Gabe's friend's mom is killed, page 1 lessgo. Now, this friend, Bimbo, is like, we gotta get justice for mom, and the whole friend group is like, bet. But wait, there's more: a major hurricane is on its way to their island (Puerto Rico). Is Gabe's friend asking too much, or are they ride or die?
I really enjoyed how Iglesias incorporates Spanish and Spanglish into his writingāand don't freak out if you don't know Spanish. It's done in such a way that the context makes it clear, or he just adds in a translation. Also, there is a lot of Caribbean culture and spirituality woven in, which gives it a truly robust feeling like any of the crazy stuff getting thrown at us could be real. My absolute favorite thing about this book is that the author is unflinchingāsome wild things happen and we're not given time to think about it too much because we have other places to be in this plot.
Warning: maybe don't eat and read at about 30%.
So Gabe's friend's mom is killed, page 1 lessgo. Now, this friend, Bimbo, is like, we gotta get justice for mom, and the whole friend group is like, bet. But wait, there's more: a major hurricane is on its way to their island (Puerto Rico). Is Gabe's friend asking too much, or are they ride or die?
I really enjoyed how Iglesias incorporates Spanish and Spanglish into his writingāand don't freak out if you don't know Spanish. It's done in such a way that the context makes it clear, or he just adds in a translation. Also, there is a lot of Caribbean culture and spirituality woven in, which gives it a truly robust feeling like any of the crazy stuff getting thrown at us could be real. My absolute favorite thing about this book is that the author is unflinchingāsome wild things happen and we're not given time to think about it too much because we have other places to be in this plot.
Warning: maybe don't eat and read at about 30%.