Archita Mittra Reviews Sun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares
Sun of Blood and Ruin, Mariely Lares (Harper Voyager 978-0-06325-431-2, $30.00, 384pp, hc) February 2024.
Pitched as a reimagining of Zorro against the backdrop of Mexican anticolonial resistance, Sun of Blood and Ruin – the debut novel by Mariely Lares – manages to be a fun comfort read with a distinctively folkloric bent. Like its gender-flipped Zorro protagonist who constantly switches between two identities (Lady Leonora, a member of ...Read More
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