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sarah_thebooknerd 's review for:
Vampires of El Norte
by Isabel Cañas
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved this Historical Fiction and Romance Novel with paranormal and horror subplots.
Nena is the daughter of a ranchero and she becomes friends with Nestor and a sort of young love is there with them even at 13 when they set out to help the Ranchero find Silver. They are attacked that night and separated.
Fast forward 9 years and they are back together in 1840s Mexico at the time when the United States is invading Mexico to take parts of the land. Nena makes a pact with her father to help with the healing and go with them if she marries when she gets back. She runs into Nestor who comes back to help the Ranchero. Nestor and Nena are not allowed to be together because Nena is the daughter of the Ranchero and Nestor is the son of a vaquero. So we get some dynamics with classism and even colorism in the book. But the love story and romance part is so swoony and like that of the forbidden love in historical romances.
The vampires are also attacking and do not have a huge role in the book yet they do with some of the symbolism for colonization. Overall, I really loved the atmospheric way in which Isabel writes and this is such a great spooky season book.
Nena is the daughter of a ranchero and she becomes friends with Nestor and a sort of young love is there with them even at 13 when they set out to help the Ranchero find Silver. They are attacked that night and separated.
Fast forward 9 years and they are back together in 1840s Mexico at the time when the United States is invading Mexico to take parts of the land. Nena makes a pact with her father to help with the healing and go with them if she marries when she gets back. She runs into Nestor who comes back to help the Ranchero. Nestor and Nena are not allowed to be together because Nena is the daughter of the Ranchero and Nestor is the son of a vaquero. So we get some dynamics with classism and even colorism in the book. But the love story and romance part is so swoony and like that of the forbidden love in historical romances.
The vampires are also attacking and do not have a huge role in the book yet they do with some of the symbolism for colonization. Overall, I really loved the atmospheric way in which Isabel writes and this is such a great spooky season book.