![]() ![]() And in Gods of Jade and Shadow, it’s Jazz Age Mexico. In Untamed Shore and Mexican Gothic, it’s wealth. What seems glitzy or otherwise appealing on the surface is exposed for its unsavory core. Throughout her works, Moreno-Garcia plays with appearances. By signing up you agree to our terms of use Gods of Jade and Shadow Thank you for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. In her stories, Mexico is quite often a character too. In her hands, Mexico is as changeable, unknowable, and headstrong as her heroines. That she so often does it in an ever-evolving Mexican setting makes her work all the more interesting and, sadly, unusual. Moreno-Garcia writes women I want to read-and women I want to be. She is then sent ever downward-physically or emotionally-on a quest to realize her full self. You start with a willful female protagonist, beset by circumstances and placed in a (literal or figurative) claustrophobic setting. What I love about Moreno-Garcia’s novels is how they more often than not follow a distinctive heroine’s journey. ![]() You’ve undoubtedly heard of the hero’s journey and its associated story archetypes. Moreno-Garcia’s novels cross in and out of genres, marking each with the author’s signature touch: her headstrong heroines. It’s not an overly difficult mission if the potential converts enjoy any kind of speculative fiction. ![]() I’ve made it a bit of a book mission to proselytize the works of Silvia Moreno-Garcia. ![]()
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