V.Castro weaves urban legend, folklore, life experience and heartache in this personal journey beginning in south Texas: a bar where a devil dances the night away a street fight in a neighborhood that may not have been a fight after all a vengeful chola at the beginning of the apocalypse mind swapping in the not so far future satan who falls and finds herself in a brothel in Amsterdam the keys to Mictlan given to a woman after she dies during a pandemic. Castro (Author) 28 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 6.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 26.95 8 Used from 18.87 20 New from 19.07 1 Collectible from 54.83 Paperback 13.82 11 Used from 7.41 9 New from 13.

From the lauded author of The Queen of the Cicadas (which picked up starred reviews from PW, Kirkus and Booklist who called her 'a dynamic and innovative voice') comes a short story collection of nightmares, dreams, desire and visions focused on the Chicana experience. This is my first Castro book, and I was taken by surprise at how graphic and gory some pages were. Each of its 14 stories evokes folklore and urban legends and weaves them perfectly with the contemporary life experiences of Mexican Americans. Castro weaves urban legend, folklore, life experience and heartache in this intimate anthology of modern horrors. From the lauded author of The Queen of the Cicadas (which picked up starred reviews from PW, Kirkus and Booklist who called her 'a dynamic and innovative voice') comes a short story collection of nightmares, dreams, desire and visions focused on the Chicana experience. Mestiza Blood is a short story collection focused on the Latinx cultural experiences in the United States. Summary: A short story collection of nightmares, dreams, desire and visions centered around the Chicana experience. Castro From the lauded author of The Queen of the Cicadas (which picked up starred reviews from PW, Kirkus and Booklist who called her 'a dynamic and innovative voice') comes a short story collection of nightmares, dreams, desire and visions focused on the Chicana experience.

Mestiza Blood by V. Castro