“We all get scared and want to turn away, but it isn’t always strength that makes you stay. But magic isn’t as it seems in this other world. Alex and Nova, a guide who conveniently knows the way, must travel to the centre of Los Lagos, an Underworld-type dimension. And given she is a novice bruja, she doesn’t understand the consequences. When Alex uses magic, it comes with a steep price (when doesn’t it?). It keeps me turning the page and wanting to explore this world more. A great aspect to this book is the level of detail in culture and lore. Zoraida incorporates many Latin-inspired traditions and mythology (some she’s created her own). Labyrinth Lost is rich in Latin American history. And their mother gives up everything to ensure they’re safe. She and her sisters share a typical sibling relationship, one I’ve been craving to read. How many books do I know of, where the family’s bond is positive? I can’t count on my left hand. And it’s something I’ve been waiting to read for a long time. One quality that sets this book apart from other YA fantasy books is Alex’s family structure. Sourcebooks Fire, you’ve done great! More importantly the author weaves together a colourful and diverse story where a teenage girl learns of self-acceptance, falls in love, and rises above her former self. I’ve fallen in love with the design already. I’ve been dying to finally crack open this book.

But when she decides to give them up, her world is torn apart when she inadvertently sends her entire family, living and dead, to Los Lagos. She doesn’t want to claim her powers, yet refusing them is simply unheard of. Alejandra, also known as Alex, lives in world where magic rules and may take away everything you’ve ever loved. Labyrinth Lost, the first book in the Brooklyn Brujas series, takes you a magic-filled journey that will thrill you from the first to last chapter.

The only way to get her family back is to travel with Nova to Los Lagos, a land in-between, as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland.Īre you looking for a story with brujas, brujos, magic, love, and betrayal? Well come here. A boy whose intentions are as dark as the strange marks on his skin. Her whole family vanishes into thin air, leaving her alone with Nova, a brujo boy she can’t trust. At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her power. Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives.Īlex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation…and she hates magic.

Labyrinth lost by zoraida córdova