Malicia by Steven dos Santos

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Thanks to NetGalley and Page Street YA for the digital galley of this book.

On Halloween weekend, Ray convinces his friends Joaquin, Sofia, and Isabella to make a documentary about the haunted, abandoned amusement park, Malicia. Ray’s mother and brother died in a mass shooting there thirteen years ago. It should be an easy weekend, but things turn sinister when everyone else has their own reasons for visiting Malicia, and they are not altruistic.

Abandoned place and folklore horror are two of my favorite rando things, and this brings them together nicely. The park is off the coast of DR, so there’s some really cool Latinx lore and monsters. There is some queer rep (happy Pride!), and it gets real weird like an A24 film. Solid good time.

Published by Emyra

By day, I lend books to people all over the world, by night, I roam the streets as a masked hero, saving kittens from drains and tree limbs. Nah, just kidding. It's dark outside. I watch a lot of movies, read a lot of books, and take graduate classes that I love but will never lead to a higher salary. Questions? Fantastic! Hit me up on the contact form.

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