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One of Time magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time! A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolución, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history. “A vibrant feast of a book.” – Margaret Rogerson, NYT bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens “Pure magic.” – Shelby Mahurin, NYT bestselling author of Serpent & Dove “A wholly unique book for the YA shelf.” – Adrienne Young, NYT bestselling author of Sky in the Deep “A spellbinding, vivid debut.” – Rebecca Ross, author of Queen's Rising Ximena is the decoy Condesa, a stand-in for the last remaining Illustrian royal. Her people lost everything when the usurper, Atoc, used an ancient relic to summon ghosts and drive the Illustrians from La Ciudad. Now Ximena’s motivated by her insatiable thirst for revenge, and her rare ability to spin thread from moonlight. When Atoc demands the real Condesa’s hand in marriage, it’s Ximena’s duty to go in her stead. She relishes the chance, as Illustrian spies have reported that Atoc’s no longer carrying his deadly relic. If Ximena can find it, she can return the true aristócrata to their rightful place. She hunts for the relic, using her weaving ability to hide messages in tapestries for the resistance. But when a masked vigilante, a warm-hearted princesa, and a thoughtful healer challenge Ximena, her mission becomes more complicated. There could be a way to overthrow the usurper without starting another war, but only if Ximena turns her back on revenge—and her Condesa.
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2 primary booksWoven in Moonlight is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Isabel Ibañez.
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This was waaaay too good!!! This book is what Children of Virtue and Vengeance should have been (but was NOT). It was also a little like An Ember in The Ashes (which I love a lot).
Loved:
* The magic! I liked the fantasy element in this a lot. Especially Xemina's magic! It was awesome and so cute when THAT happened.
* The theme was really good. It described both sides of the conflict - The oppressor and the oppressed. And how they change positions depending on who tells the story.
* Dare I say I liked the romance in this! I love when stories have romance and especially if it doesn't sway the characters from their original storyline but instead adds to it.
* There was a lot of wool weaving in this and my God, did I enjoy reading about that.
* Also no spoilers, but I love the cover and how well it goes with the story. All characters on the cover are in the story. The author made the cover so that's another win ☺️
* I don't know Spanish so I pointed the camera at this book as many times as Maggie Stiefvater made me do in The Raven Cycle
Beautiful world-building, interesting magic system, intriguing political plot, all go to waste because the protagonist is rude, selfish, judgemental, and makes very dumb decisions that literally doom everyone because she never stops to think of consequences. The trend of spitfire “strong” heroines seriously needs to go. You can be strong without being rude.