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Colorful and complex language paired with an edgy tone and mystical plotlines make this an easy choice for acquisition departments. Some good suggestions for read-alikes include Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason, and Both Sides: Stories From the Border edited by Gabino Iglesias.

The characters are captivating, the drama compelling, and the atmosphere haunting. When this fever dream of a ride is over, readers will get back in line to go again.

Public libraries should order multiple copies of this title. A natural read-alike and companion to Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic and Aiden Thomas’s Cemetery Boys, this is a fantastic choice for mature teen or adult readers.