Recs if you like Salt Bones...

Horror books written by Latin American authors.

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Books that use the language itself as a narrative and literary device, switching from English to Spanish and back again in a variety of ways, from light sprinklings for flavor and atmosphere to requiring the reader to be functionally bilingual to fully understand. Suggestions always welcome!

A list of books in the magical realism genre by Latin American authors.

Magical Realism is defined as a genre that contains magical elements in a real-world setting. Latin American Magical Realism emerged as a way to describe the realities of living in Latin America and explore how myth, politics, spirituality, and the legacy of colonialism intersect in the region as well as challenge the history that is told about Latin America.

Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!

Books that are just as good as the cover promises. AKA: Fantastic book covers that also happen to be fantastic books! List will be added to in the future because I can’t leave well enough alone. (Suggestions welcome, leave it in the comments.)

A vibes-based list themed after Legend of Zelda.

Inspo: one of the creepiest dungeons in any Zelda game, Arbiter's Grounds, where souls roam a prison. Themes: death, lies, mystery, dark, ghosts & souls, revealing the truth. Not specifically horror but may have elements of it.

Classics and other tales that are being retold but with a nystery/thriller slant.