This book felt like it had potential, but it ended up really disappointing me. I enjoyed the two distinct writing styles used to differentiate between the two Mexican women characters, and at first found them well written. But as it became apparent that one character is VERY much inspired by the real life María Sabina Magdalena García, it seemed that the author lacked any modicum of creativity by stealing the entire life of a real woman while “fictionalizing” it by calling her a different name. While the super distinct voice that she created for this character was intriguing, it ended up feeling pretty gross and unethical given that it’s based on a woman who was so famously exploited. The other character’s voice provided a contrast in it’s simplicity, which I appreciated at first, but then found to be overly simple and nonsensical in how it jumped around, so that rather than having the effect of being purposeful and interesting, it just felt poorly written. On top of all of this, the ending was also unsatisfying in how it brought the two voices together. Overall, I’m really disappointed in this book because I enjoy the topics brought up, but it not only failed in bringing them together in a powerful way, but also just felt wrong.