Here is V. Castro’s Immortal Pleasures, which is the story of La Malinche, a Nahua woman who translated for Cortés back in the day. History hasn’t been kind to La Malinche, mostly due to the fact that Cortés left a lot of bodies in his wake. However, in Castro’s hands, La Malinche is reborn as Malinalli, an immortal vampire, and in the present, she’s searching for a pair of ancient Aztec skulls and something a little more human: love. Naturally, things get sexy and confusing and then some biting happens. We know. Clearly, Malinalli hasn’t kept up on the rules of polite society, but maybe we’ll let it slide this time . . .
–A Good Book, Sumner, WA
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