silvia moreno garcia gods of jade and shadow

Vucub-Kamé also stole Hun-Kamé’s eye, ear, finger and jade necklace and scattered them throughout the land. Hun-Kamé explains that he’s been imprisoned in the chest for fifty years, tricked by his brother Vucub-Kamé, who then took over his throne in the underworld. Inside is nothing but a pile of bones, but when she gets a bone shard embedded in her thumb by accident, the bones suddenly come to life, forming a man who calls himself Hun-Kamé and claims to be the Lord of Xibalba, the god of death. While the rest of her family is out of the house for the day, Casiopea’s curiosity gets the best of her and she opens the old chest at the foot of her grandfather’s bed. They live in the small town of Uukumil, but Casiopea dreams of going to the city of Mérida someday, far from her grandfather and her equally nasty cousin Martin.Īnd one day she gets her chance. Eighteen-year-old Casiopea Tun lives with her grandfather Cirilo Leyva, a very rich but cruel man who beats Casiopea and treats her like a servant.

This time she tackles Mayan mythology and gives us a tale filled with magic, gods and a dark journey to the underworld. Gods of Jade and Shadow is completely different from her other books, which is one of the things I love about her: she never seems to write the same thing twice. Somehow I completely missed her last book, but I was determined to read her latest, not only because of the stunning cover, but because I love how complex her stories can be. Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Certain Dark Things is still one of my favorite books, and it’s always exciting when she releases something new. The nitty-gritty: Mexican mythology mixed with a 1920s vibe makes this a stand-out fairy tale. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Silvia moreno garcia gods of jade and shadow