As a seperate note, I listened this book in an audiobook format. 2021 can't come soon enough (for more reasons than one).
I'm rooting for them! No idea what their ship name would be though 🤔 This book had me hooked from start to finish, can't wait to see its big screen adaptation (Eva Longoria announced that she is handling that ) and the sequel - Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares. The interactions between Pao and Dante are cute, as they're at that age where you're not always screaming about cooties and you're just starting to discover that you like others in a romantic way. The author's in depth scene settings and descriptions make it easy to understand why Pao and Dante fear the chancla. I really like how much the characters in this story are developed. While others might think that magic and science have to be in contrast with each other, this book proves that they don't have to be. In my opinion, magic is just science we dont understand yet. I love how this book combines elements of magic and science. Pao has always relied on hard science to make sense of the world, but to find her friend, she will have to enter the world of her nightmares, which includes unnatural mist, mind-bending monsters, and relentless spirits controlled by a terrifying force that defies both logic and legend.
But when Emma never arrives and Pao sees a shadowy figure in the reeds, it seems like maybe her mom was right.
Hating her mother's humiliating superstitions and knowing that she and her friends would never venture into the water, Pao organizes a meet-up to test out her new telescope near the Gila, since it's the best stargazing spot. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag into its murky depths.
It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents author Tehlor Kay Mejia and her thrilling fantasy adventure based on the Mexican legend of La Llorona (the Crying Woman).
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