Woven in Moonlight

Woven in Moonlight is a rich, magical fantasy full of secrets. Ximena is a decoy for the Condesa, sent to marry the king who conquered their people. She is determined to steal the magical artifact which let the king take over and use it to reestablish the real Condesa as queen. I loved all the characters, but I especially loved Ximena and Rumi. Ximena has a great character arc and really grows throughout the story. At first, I was really annoyed with her and the rash decisions she kept making, but she learned from her mistakes and as the story went on I fell in love with her character. There were also detailed descriptions of food that made me hungry and wish I was there so I could taste it. Ximena's magical talent is super cool and I wish the magical talents were explored a little more in this story. Overall, this is a great story that is super enjoyable. Thanks to bookishfirst for providing me with a copy to review!

I was lucky to get an ARC of this book from Bookish First. Well, I was first drawn in by the artwork on the cover of this book. It is definitely eye catching and looks like the kind of book that I would like. I was not disappointed! This was a well written book, especially for a debut novel. It was full of excitement with strong female characters working to defend what they love, even if it means killing for it. The Condesa decoy, Ximena, does a great job working to protect her people, the survivors of La Ciudad, from the Llacsans and the usurper. This book kept me hooked right from the beginning! I also really liked El Lobo who kept me guessing for awhile who he really is. That was part of the fun of the book. It did take me a bit to get used to some of the way the book was written, as I am not a speaker of Spanish, but it helped to enrich the story and I liked it anyways. This was a good debut and it would be interesting to see future novels from this author.