Waiting on Wednesday is a book meme held over at Breaking the Spine where book bloggers highlight the books they’re looking forward to. This week I’m looking forward to: Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
First up, gorgeous cover is gorgeous. Nods. Second, it’s Latin America mythology and vampires. It’s got me excited about vampires again lol!
Here’s the blurb: Critically-acclaimed novelist, Silvia Moreno-Gracia, delivers a pulse-pounding and action-packed contemporary fantasy that turns vampire fiction on its head, and features a female, Aztec blood drinker on the run from a rival narco family.
Certain Dark Things is a smart, accessible novel which combines elements of Latin American mythology with a literary voice that leads readers on an exhilarating and fast-paced journey.
Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Here in the city, heavily policed to keep the undead at bay, Domingo is another trash-picking street kid, just hoping to make enough to survive. Then he meets Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood drinkers. She is smart, beautiful, and dangerous. She’s also a member of a narco family and is on the run from a rival faction. Domingo is smitten. He clings to her like a barnacle until Atl relents and decides to let him stick around. After a while, it seems as if she may even like him back.
But Atl’s problems, Nick and Rodrigo, have come to find her. When they start to raise the body count in the city, it attracts the attention of police officers, local crime bosses, and the vampire community. Atl has to get out before Mexico City is upended, and her with it. For Domingo, this could mean a daring escape over a trash-encrusted wasteland to try to get to Guatemala–if he can make it out alive.
What do you think of it? What are you waiting on this week?
Huh a new take on vampires. I’m always game to give them a try!
That’s exactly what I said to myself when I saw it: a new take! Totally hooked me!
Interesting. Good to see someone playing with vampires from a different cultural perspective. Thanks for sharing!
No worries Laura, I’m eager to read about Latin AMerican mythology too!
This looks really, really good! Will have to check it out!
I hope you enjoy it Irena!
I’ve not heard of this one! I love the cover. I hope you enjoy this book when you read it!
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Thanks Alyssa, I’m totally in love with the cover too!
I love stories that weave other old stories or myths into the book. This sounds really good! I’m adding it to my TBR list! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for visiting my blog too!
Me too, Kim! I went looking for more books based on different mythologies to post next week because of this gem!
I can’t believe I haven’t heard of this, Verushka!! ME, the vampire fiction fan!! Seriously, this novel sounds like incredibly good stuff!! I certainly have never read any vampire books set in Latin America, so I’m really interested in this one! It sure looks like we have a great new vamp author on the scene! Heading over to Goodreads to add it RIGHT NOW. Thanks so much for the heads up!! : )
Here’s my WOW:
http://anightsdreamofbooks.blogspot.com/2016/02/waiting-on-wednesday-no-156-mirror-in.html
No worries, Maria 🙂 I caught this one by chance when one of my favourite authors tweeted about it!
Latin American vampires? Sign me up! It’s been a long time since I’ve been excited about a vampire novel, but since Moreno-Garcia strayed off the beaten paranormal path I feel it deserves a chance. Great post!
That’s what I said when I found this — it’s made vampires exciting again!
This is new to me, but agree, that cover is awesome! I like that there’s a Latin American influence to the story. Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure, Cyn! This gem got me so excited about vampires again.