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Magical realism… one of my favorite genres. But in my experience, it’s one that can hit or miss so easily. Here are ten that I think are hits!!
- A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo (StoryGraph): YA (companion to The Deepest Roots)
- The Deepest Roots by Miranda Asebedo (StoryGraph): YA (companion to A Constellation of Roses)
- Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (StoryGraph): adult
- Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popović (StoryGraph): YA (Hibiscus Sisters #1)
- Fierce Like a Firestorm by Lana Popović (StoryGraph): YA (Hibiscus Sisters #2)
- The Enchanted Hacienda by J.C. Cervantes (StoryGraph): adult
- The Depths by Nicole Lesperance (StoryGraph): YA (with a side of horror/triggers: light gore/violence, thoughts of death (NOT suicide), child death (not on page), insects, drowning)
- The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh (StoryGraph): adult
- The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (StoryGraph): adult
- The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (StoryGraph): adult
I’ve had the same experience with magical realism. But when it’s good, it’s really, really good!
YES!!! I go into them with such hope that it can be devastating when it doesn’t work!!