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Violence
A lot
Supernatural violence escalates throughout; the entity harms characters; colonial violence in backstory
Language
Barely any
Mild language; period-authentic voice
Sexual Content
Some
Romantic tension between Beatriz and the priest; some intimate moments
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Isolation in a hostile home, gaslighting by a dismissive husband, the weight of colonial history on a haunted land
What this book is about
1820s Mexico. After her father is executed for insurgency, Beatriz marries a wealthy hacienda owner to survive — and moves to his remote estate, which begins tormenting her almost immediately. Voices, visions, something that wants her gone. When she seeks help from Padre Andrés, the local priest with a secret ability to sense spirits, they must confront the estate's bloody history together. Gothic horror steeped in Mexican colonial history and Catholic folk tradition.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
escalating supernatural horror
gaslighting in a historical marriage
gothic atmosphere throughout
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