Synopsis

Vampires of El Norte is a gothic horror novel set in 1840s Mexico during a time of political unrest and growing danger along the frontier. The story follows Nena, a young woman who survived a mysterious attack years earlier, and Néstor, her childhood friend who returns to her life as a new threat emerges in the countryside. As strange deaths and supernatural horrors begin to spread, the two must confront both the monsters stalking the region and the unresolved feelings between them. Blending historical fiction, romance, and folklore-inspired horror, the novel explores themes of love, family, identity, and survival.

Quotes

Nestor, she felt as if each step they took led them closer to a future that she wanted. One she caught in glimpses of color and smell like a half-remembered dream.

Nothing worth wanting came easy.

No matter how hard or far he rode, she clung to his skin like the smell of sleep. His soul bore her brand, the wound deep and blackened and scarred over.

To him, the crickets feel silent. The nose of the assembly in the courtyard faded; the moon ceased to glow. The night had no mistress but her.

Notes

10%

• I forgot how much I love Isabel Cañas writing! She has such a way of pulling you into the story. She describes the atmosphere and emotions of the character so well.

20%

• I love how she makes such amazing analogies. Between the actual threat of bloodsucking vampires, and then the threat of the people stealing and sucking their land dry.

42%

He would keep trying, no matter how many barbs she flung at him, no matter if she shouted or cried.

• thought this part was a bit crazy or toxic. Yes I get that its a bit of a love story in a way. But also... that's obsession.

Review