Daughter of Fire
Conspiracy of the Dark

I wish I was better at words so I could write the most compelling review of this book and make everyone read it. Daughter of fire is an historical fiction, about a girl, born from a central american indigenous mother and a spanish colonizer as father. After her mother leaves her with the task of pres......more

As the author of this novel, I guarantee this is an unbiased and objective review in every way & want to specify that this book is definitely a five star read. My historical fiction novel (and let’s be clear, it IS historical fiction, it’s a novel based on real events and historical figures, not jus......more

Very readable work of historical fiction set in sixteenth-century Guatemala, with a (very) slight romantic subplot. Our heroine and narrator, generally known by her Spanish name of Catalina, is the daughter of the local governor, Don Alonso Cerrato and his K'iche wife. The conquistadores have swept......more

First off, big thank you to Sofia Robleda, Amazon Crossing, and NetGalley for allowing me to enjoy this eARC. Daughter of Fire was unique and unique incredibly vivid. I truly enjoyed this book. The setting and time is not given enough love as it should be. Thank you Sofia for writing a compelling tal......more

don’t let the three stars fool you, i really enjoyed this. particularly, the first 50% or so had me entirely hooked, and it took me no time at all to read through it. the strongest points of this book were really the attention to the historical context of its setting. i’m no judge on the accuracy, bu......more