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A review by uruseibaka
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
OH-HO-HO, this has taken the most beautiful turn possible! First, a little run-down: we have Alex, a bruja who doesn't want powers; her family who gets whisked away; Nova, a smoking hot brujo who helps her get her family back; and Rishi, Alex's bestfriend
Throughout the book, we have cute little moments between Nova and Alex but then
Freaking genius. I'm cishet but I AM LAUGHING AT THE FACES OF THE CISHET PEOPLE RIGHT NOW LMAOOOO ZORAIDA CORDÓVA PLAYED US SO HARD.
Other than that badass twist, I love that this book doesn't revolve around romance. It's about family and finding yourself, love is just a subplot. Those are the best kind of books, in my opinion, because there's always more than just love.
The story is simply written but enough to have kept me interested. The familiarity helped, days spent reading Percy Jackson and Harry Potter have proved useful. Labyrinth Lost has the basic roots of mythology and magic similar to the world of two of the greatest heroes in the history of books.
The plot lacked a little order though. Things were just suddenly happening. The events felt unnatural as if the author wrote them for the sake of just happening. Alex's relationships with Nova and Rishi lacked depth as well. If everything was laid out more carefully, I would have given it a solid four stars.
Overall, this one's a good read, just not a life-changing one. I recommend it if you're looking for a unique kind of adventure, one mixed with mythology and magic. Would I read the next book? Hmm, maybe.
Extremely late but thanks to Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for giving me access to an eARC.
"She is the light in the hopeless places. She is the sky when the night blazes."
OH-HO-HO, this has taken the most beautiful turn possible! First, a little run-down: we have Alex, a bruja who doesn't want powers; her family who gets whisked away; Nova, a smoking hot brujo who helps her get her family back; and Rishi, Alex's bestfriend
Spoiler
who follows her into Los Lagos.Throughout the book, we have cute little moments between Nova and Alex but then
Spoiler
Rishi appears and says romantic stuff (I always thought her words were too strong to just be a bestfriend) AND THEN THE BEST PLOT TWIST IN THE HISTORY OF BOOK ROMANCES HAPPENS (albeit a little unsurprising). Nova is actually a traitor and Rishi and Alex realize they have feelings for each other. BRING THE BUCKETS BECAUSE I AM CRYING.Freaking genius. I'm cishet but I AM LAUGHING AT THE FACES OF THE CISHET PEOPLE RIGHT NOW LMAOOOO ZORAIDA CORDÓVA PLAYED US SO HARD.
"Sometimes I'm afraid I've put on so many masks that one day I won't be able to recognize who I am."
Other than that badass twist, I love that this book doesn't revolve around romance. It's about family and finding yourself, love is just a subplot. Those are the best kind of books, in my opinion, because there's always more than just love.
The story is simply written but enough to have kept me interested. The familiarity helped, days spent reading Percy Jackson and Harry Potter have proved useful. Labyrinth Lost has the basic roots of mythology and magic similar to the world of two of the greatest heroes in the history of books.
The plot lacked a little order though. Things were just suddenly happening. The events felt unnatural as if the author wrote them for the sake of just happening. Alex's relationships with Nova and Rishi lacked depth as well. If everything was laid out more carefully, I would have given it a solid four stars.
Overall, this one's a good read, just not a life-changing one. I recommend it if you're looking for a unique kind of adventure, one mixed with mythology and magic. Would I read the next book? Hmm, maybe.
Extremely late but thanks to Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for giving me access to an eARC.