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Bruja born

Title:

Bruja born

Author:

Córdova, Zoraida, author.

Series:

Brooklyn brujas ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Still feeling broken after her family's battle in Los Lagos, Lula invokes a dark spell to bring her boyfriend and others back after a fatal bus crash, but unwittingly raises an army of hungry, half-dead casimuertos, instead.

Physical Description:

336 pages ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Subject Term:

Hispanic Americans -- Fiction.

Witches -- Fiction.

Death -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Sourcebooks Fire,

Publication Date:

2018

ISBN:

9781492650652

Publication Information:

Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Fire, [2018]

Call Number:

YA CORDOVA

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003330688	Young Adult	CORDOVA	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Next in the Brooklyn Brujas series of fantasy novels that follow three witch born sisters as they develop their powers and battle magic in their hometown and the worlds beyond, from the author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina.

Lula must let go of the ghosts of her past to face the actual living dead of her present.

Lula Mortiz feels like an outsider. Her sister's newfound Encantrix powers have wounded her in ways that Lula's bruja healing powers can't fix, and she longs for the comfort her family once brought her. Thank the Deos for Maks, her sweet, steady boyfriend who sees the beauty within her and brings light to her life. Then a bus crash turns Lula's world upside down. Her classmates are all dead, including Maks. But Lula was born to heal, to fix. She can bring Maks back, even if it means seeking help from her sisters and defying Death herself. But magic that defies the laws of the deos is dangerous. Unpredictable. And when the dust settles, Maks isn't the only one who's been brought back...

"Cordova keeps the flame on high... Fantasy and zombie fans looking for flavor--organ-meat, in particular--will not be disappointed." --New York Times Book Review

Brooklyn Brujas Series:

Labyrinth Lost (Book 1): Alex's story--set in the mythical fantasy world of Los Lagos Bruja Born (Book 2): Lula's story--urban fantasy set on the streets of Brooklyn Wayward Witch (Book 3): Rose's story--set in the magical lost realm of Adas

Perfect for fans of:

Zombie books Epic fantasy quests Latinx books Paranormal fiction Witch books Sister book series

Author Notes

Zoraida Cordova is the author of the award-winning Brooklyn Brujas series and The Vicious Deep trilogy. Her short fiction has appeared in Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, and Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft. She is the co-editor of Vampires Never Get Old, a YA anthology forthcoming from Imprint/Macmillan in fall 2020. Her upcoming YA novels include Star Wars: A Crash of Fate, and Incendiary, book one in the Hollow Crown duology (Disney/Hyperion 2020).Zoraida was born in Ecuador and raised in Queens, New York. When she isn't working on her next novel, she's planning her next adventure.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 9 Up-In the wake of her younger sister Alex coming into her powers as an Encantrix, everything Lula thought she knew about herself and magic seems less certain. Lula Mortiz has always been the healer, the beautiful one. That was before Alex's spell to dismiss her Encantrix powers went awry in Labyrinth Lost, sending Lula and all of her family to the underworld of Los Lagos. When Lula is involved in a fatal bus crash, she's determined to bring back her boyfriend. Maks has been the one stable thing in her life, but every bruja knows it's impossible to beat Death. This sequel picks up shortly after the events of the previous installment, but from Lula's first-person perspective. Córdova blows the world of the "Brooklyn Brujas" series wide open as readers learn more about the Mortiz family and the Deos and also meet the Knights of Lavant and the leaders of the Thorne Hill Alliance who manage all magical beings within the city. Zombies and hunts for answers bring Lula and her circle across Brooklyn in this plot-driven novel. Lula's introspective narration shifts neatly to high action as the zombie outbreak heats up and Lula works to restore the balance between life and death. A cliff-hanger of an epilogue and question surrounding youngest sister Rose and sometimes-ally Nova will leave fans eager for the next volume. VERDICT A fast-paced story sure to appeal to fans of the original and urban fantasy.-Emma Carbone, Brooklyn Public Library © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.