Brooklyn Brujas, Book 2
by Zoraida Córdova
Bruja Born is a compact YA paranormal romance that opens on sudden loss and a desperate, morally risky spell. The book's value is Lula's raw emotional arc and the textured touches of bruja folklore that keep the stakes intimate. Limitation: the narrative leans heavily on repeated emotional wrestling, and the middle can feel slow as consequences and guilt are rehashed rather than new plot threads being added. Best experienced for mood and character over systematic worldbuilding.
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Lula Mortiz may be a bruja with healing powers, but after her family's battle in Los Lagos, she feels broken in a way she can't seem to fix. Then tragedy strikes when a bus crash leaves her friends and her boyfriend, Maks, dead. Desperate to reclaim normalcy, Lula invokes a dark spell to bring Maks back. It isn't until she hears that all of the bod...
Difficulty:hard
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appears in Teen, Teen & Young Adult, and Adult.
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