Lobizona, Romina Garber
Lobizona, Romina Garber
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Lobizona
A Novel

Author: Romina Garber

Narrator: Sol Madariaga

Unabridged: 12 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2020


Synopsis

"Garber’s gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world." -- BOOKLIST (Starred Review)

Some people ARE illegal.

Lobizonas do NOT exist.

Both of these statements are false.

Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who's on the run from her father's Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida.

Until Manu's protective bubble is shattered.

Her surrogate grandmother is attacked, lifelong lies are exposed, and her mother is arrested by ICE. Without a home, without answers, and finally without shackles, Manu investigates the only clue she has about her past—a mysterious "Z" emblem—which leads her to a secret world buried within our own. A world connected to her dead father and his criminal past. A world straight out of Argentine folklore, where the seventh consecutive daughter is born a bruja and the seventh consecutive son is a lobizón, a werewolf. A world where her unusual eyes allow her to belong.

As Manu uncovers her own story and traces her real heritage all the way back to a cursed city in Argentina, she learns it's not just her U.S. residency that's illegal. . . .it’s her entire existence.

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

“With vivid characters that take on a life of their own, beautiful details that peel back the curtain on Romina's Argentinian heritage, and cutting prose Romina Garber crafts a timely tale of identity and adventure.”–- Tomi Adeyemi New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and Bone

“Lobizona somehow loves its genre while simultaneously tearing it apart with werewolf claws, reveling in earthy magic and righteous anger.” -- NPR.org

“This layered novel blends languages and cultures to create a narrative that celebrates perseverance.” -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

About Romina Garber

ROMINA GARBER is a New York Times and international bestselling author whose books include Lobizona, Cazadora, and the ZODIAC quartet. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised in Miami, Florida, Romina landed her first writing gig as a teen—College She Wrote, a weekly Sunday column for the Miami Herald that was later picked up for national syndication—and she hasn’t stopped writing since. She is a graduate of Harvard College and a Virgo to the core.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Elle on January 11, 2021

This released today, August 4th 2020! 4 1/2 stars and I keep waffling back between four and five, but please do know I'm absolutely obsessed.  Lobizona follows Manu, an undocumented immigrant confined to her home both by ICE and by her starry eyes. When her life at home falls apart, she escapes to th......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on July 18, 2020

"The horrors Perla left behind when she came to this country darken her glassy gaze, and I realize she never got away. No matter how many borders we cross, we can't seem to outrun the fear of not feeling safe in our own house." I think it's fair to note that, while this is definitely YA fantasy, it......more

Goodreads review by Amy on July 11, 2021

Argentinian lore, werewolves and witches, futbol, fighting gender roles, identity, belonging, Other, and the lives of the undocumented... this was so wonderful. Concept: ★★★★★ First 50 pages: ★★ Plot/Pacing: ★★★★ Enjoyment: ★★★★★ Manu is an undocumented Argentinian immigrant living in secret in Miami wi......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on September 06, 2020

Hearing that Lobizona was an Argentinian werewolf story was enough to convince me I’d love this book. Sadly, it turned out to be a weak contemporary and an even weaker fantasy. “Sometimes reality strays so far from what’s rational that we can only explain it through fantasy.” ~★~ What is this book......more

Goodreads review by Mariah on September 10, 2022

"Why settle for being a son of the system when you could mother a movement?" The half of my heart that is all South Miami is still in pieces. I need to own a physical copy of this book so I can hold it in my hands. 2022 Reread: oof the sheer amount of Harry Potter references are painful.......more