Title: Vampires of El Norte
Author: Isabel Cañas
Genre: horror
Thank you, NetGalley, for this book.
I had no idea this was also a romance book, which I’m not a fan of, but it worked amidst various vampire attacks, so don’t let that subgenre turn you off. I liked The Hacienda a lot and was excited to read another by this author.
Between Isabel Cañas and Silvia Moreno-Garcia, these two women are doing an outstanding job bringing Mexican stories to the world. In this book, Nena and Nestor are childhood loves, but Nena dies. Nine years go by, and Nestor realizes that Nena survived and now they are traveling together. There’s a bit of the trope where two characters make assumptions instead of communicating, which I despise, but it doesn’t last too long. The book isn’t all that scary, but is a good balance between horror and romance, without being too cheesy.
I definitely liked this book and am adding Cañas to my list of writers that I’ll be seeking out in the future. She’s two for two!
Pleasant Nights 