#Zoraida Córdova

[judgingbooksbycovers]

Star Wars: The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life

By Zoraida Córdova, Tessa Gratton, Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, Lydia Kang, George Mann, Daniel José Older, Cavan Scott, and Charles Soule.

Cover art by Tara Phillips.

#Star Wars #The High Republic #Tales of Light and Life #Zoraida Córdova #Zoraida Cordova #Tessa Gratton #Claudia Gray #Justina Ireland #Lydia Kang #George Mann #Daniel José Older #Daniel Jose Older #Cavan Scott #Charles Soule #Tara Phillips #books #book covers

[gabibookworm]

This cover’s just been revealed for this YA mermaid anthology! It collects 14 stories by diverse authors with stories such as a Vietnamese mermaid caught between two worlds, a boy pining for the merboy who saved him, and a siren who falls for Poseidon’s son. It comes out September 26, 2023 so be sure to preorder or request it at your local library!

#mermaid #booklr #books #ya books #ya fantasy #mermaid books #Darcie Little Badger #Kalynn Bayron #Preeti Chhibber #Zoraida Córdova #Natalie C. Parker #lgbtq books #Rebecca Coffindaffer #Julie C. Dao #Maggie Tokuda-Hall #Adriana Herrera #June Hur #Katherine Locke #Kerri Maniscalco #Julie Murphy #Gretchen Schreiber #Julian Winters

[horsesarecreatures]

Book review - The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

This is a magical realism/fantasy book that centers around the mysterious matriarch of a large family when she summons them to her funeral to collect their inheritance. Born in Ecuador, Orquídea Divina travels on foot with her second husband and Garbo the rooster to Four Rivers, Texas, escaping someone or something she will not tell anyone about. Four Rivers has been barren of any rivers since the 1800s, and is a decaying almost-ghost town. Yet,   Orquídea senses that there is a faint pulse of magic there. Overnight, the house she will live in the rest of her life appears, and its portion of the valley flourishes with life. Everything Orquídea needs seems to appear, to the consternation of the locals who start suspecting she is a witch. But however prosperous she and the valley appear, there is a streak of bad luck that follows. Each of the four husbands she has in Four Rivers dies, as do many of her children. And  Orquídea cannot talk about certain things or leave the protection of her property. 

As the years pass, all of Orquídea‘s remaining children and grandchildren leave the valley. Frustrated by her evasiveness about her past, her warnings without explanations, and her seemingly bizarre behavior, most of them become estranged from her. But one day, all Orquídea ‘s relatives receive an invitation to her funeral. Interested in the prospect of an inheritance, they all come. They are shocked to find that the house and valley has entered into a state of decay. Thick vines initially prevent them from entering the house. When they finally get in, Orquídea is transforming into a tree.

Orquídea leaves the house and valley to one of her granddaughters, Marimar. Everyone else gets magical seeds, to be planted immediately for their own protection. When she “dies,” the family prospers for several years. Then, one by one, something seems to go after them and kills them off. Cousins Marimar, Rey, and Tatinelly decide to travel to Ecuador to try and discover Orquídea’s secrets and what they have to protect themselves from.

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I’d give this book 5/10 stars. There were some things I really liked about it, and other things I found frustrating. It started pretty slow and it was hard to connect with the characters at first. Then the pace of the book and the characterization of the family later improved. As far as the writing goes, some parts were really whimsical and other parts were unnecessarily crude. The storyline as a whole was very creative, but there were some small things that were either left unfinished, or didn't resolve in a way that made sense to me.

#The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina #Zoraida Córdova #book #fiction #magical realism #fantasy #bookblr #book review

[jvzebel-x]

"Not all monsters look monstrous... sometimes they’re perfectly normal humans. Sometimes they’re so beautiful, you would never suspect."

x. "Labyrinth Lost", Zoraida Córdova

"My body is different and strange and new to me, and I have to be kind to it. I have to learn this version of myself and love her like she deserves."

x. "Bruja Born", Zoraida Córdova

"When there isn't a place for you in the world, you simply have to carve one out for yourself."

x. "Wayward Witch", Zoraida Córdova

#Brooklyn Brujas #Labyrinth Lost #Bruja Born #Wayward Witch #Zoraida Córdova #this was an extremely fun series to read directly on the heels of two extremely well written but purposefully melancholy books lol #the author has also written like. several star wars books lol. her work is pretty expansive&v. good. #also this keeping track of lines i enjoy in the books i read has helped a FUCKTON w/ my attention issues lol #i have a tendency to zone out whether im listening to an audiobook or reading an actual book&not realize until pages later lol. #this has been like the fiction version of highlighting important text. i dig it. #📚

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Title: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Author: Zoraida Córdova

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2021

Genres: fiction, fantasy, magical realism, horror, paranormal, contemporary

Blurb: The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low or empty, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers, even for graduations, weddings, or baptisms...but when Orquídea Divina invites them to her funeral and to collect their inheritance, they hope to learn the secrets that she has held onto so tightly their whole lives. Instead, Orquídea is transformed, leaving them with more questions than answers. Seven years later, her gifts have manifested in different ways for Marimar, Rey, and Tatinelly’s daughter Rhiannon, granting them unexpected blessings...but soon, a hidden figure begins to tear through their family tree, picking them off one by one as it seeks to destroy Orquídea’s line. Determined to save what’s left of their family and uncover the truth behind their inheritance, the four descendants travel to Ecuador...to the place where Orquídea buried her secrets and broken promises and never looked back.

#the inheritance of orquidea divina #the inheritance of orquídea divina #inheritance of orquidea divina #inheritance of orquídea divina #zoraida cordova #zoraida córdova #standalone #2021 #fiction #fantasy #magical realism #horror #paranormal #contemporary

[curlyhairedbibliophile]

Cover Art | Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova

A modern tale of unexpectedly falling in love, and finding your voice—the highly anticipated third installment of in the acclaimed and best-selling Meant to Be collection. Ariel del Mar is one of the most famous singers in the world. She and her sisters―together, known as the band Siren Seven―have been a pop culture phenomenon since they were kids. On stage, wearing her iconic red wig and sequined costumes, staring out at a sea of fans, is where she shines. Anyone would think she’s the girl who has everything. But lately, she wants more. Siren Seven is wrapping up their farewell tour, and Ariel can’t wait to spend the summer just living a normal life―part of a world she’s only ever seen from the outside. But her father, the head of Atlantica Records, has other plans: begin her breakout solo career immediately, starting with a splashy announcement on a morning talk show. The night before, Ariel and her sisters sneak out of their Manhattan penthouse for a night of incognito fun at a rock concert in Brooklyn. It’s there that Ariel crosses paths with Eric Reyes, dreamy lead singer of an up-and-coming band. Unaware of her true identity, Eric spontaneously invites her on the road for the summer. And for the first time in her life, Ariel disobeys her father―and goes with him. Caught between the world she longs for and the one she’s left behind, can Ariel follow her dreams, fall in love, and, somehow, find her own voice?

Artwork by Stephanie Singleton

Release date | Aug 1, 2023 Goodreads

#kiss the girl #meant to be #zoraida córdova #stephanie singleton #book cover art #book cover reveal #the little mermaid #fairy tale retelling #bipoc authors #booklr #bookblr

[yaworldchallenge]

🇪🇨 Ecuador

Region: South America

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

Author: Zoraida Córdova 

336 pages, published 2021

Original language: English

Native author? Yes

Age: Teen-Adult

Blurb:

The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low or empty, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers—even for graduations, weddings, or baptisms. But when Orquídea Divina invites them to her funeral and to collect their inheritance, they hope to learn the secrets that she has held onto so tightly their whole lives. Instead, Orquídea is transformed, leaving them with more questions than answers.

Seven years later, her gifts have manifested in different ways for Marimar, Rey, and Tatinelly’s daughter, Rhiannon, granting them unexpected blessings. But soon, a hidden figure begins to tear through their family tree, picking them off one by one as it seeks to destroy Orquídea’s line. Determined to save what’s left of their family and uncover the truth behind their inheritance, the four descendants travel to Ecuador—to the place where Orquídea buried her secrets and broken promises and never looked backed.

Alternating between Orquídea’s past and her descendants’ present, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is an enchanting novel about what we knowingly and unknowingly inherit from our ancestors, the ties that bind, and reclaiming your power.

Other reps:

Genres: #magical realism #family #contemporary #travel

My thoughts:

Ah, the premise for this sounds so interesting. I want to see!

Review to come.

Bookshop.org link | Kindle link

#ecuador #ya world challenge #bookblr #new books #The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina #zoraida córdova #magical realism #family #contemporary #fantasy contemporary #travel #south america

[queerlit]

Six Spooky Queer Novels

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

Photo Source Alex is a bruja and the most powerful witch in her family. But she's hated magic ever since it made her father disappear into thin air. So while most girls celebrate their Quinceañera, Alex prepares for her Deathday―the most important day in a bruja's life and her only opportunity to rid herself of magic. But the curse she performs during the ceremony backfires, and her family vanishes, forcing Alex to absorb all of the magic from her family line. Left alone, Alex seeks help from Nova, a brujo with ambitions of his own. -- Amazon

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle L. Gómez

Photo Source The winner of two Lambda Literary Awards (fiction and science fiction) The Gilda Stories is a very lesbian American odyssey. Escaping from slavery in the 1850s Gilda's longing for kinship and community grows over two hundred years. Her induction into a family of benevolent vampyres takes her on an adventurous and dangerous journey full of loud laughter and subtle terror. -- Goodreads

The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Photo Source Caitlín R. Kiernan is a master of her craft of dark fantasy-sci-fi horror and The Drowning Girl is an excellent place to start with her books. India Morgan Phelps — aka Imp — begins her first person story by telling the reader that she is schizophrenic and that she’s aware of her own unreliability. This, of course, calls into question the entirety of the book that follows. But this is not a story that asks you to guess whether the supernatural elements are real or whether they are just a product of Imp’s mental health status. Instead, it’s an investigation of how the paranormal — Imp’s encounter with a mysterious figure — interacts with mental illness. This post-modern creepy, if not outright scary story, also features a lesbian relationship between a cis and a trans woman! -- Autostraddle

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

Photo Source Shady Grove inherited her father’s ability to call ghosts from the grave with his fiddle, but she also knows the fiddle’s tunes bring nothing but trouble and darkness. But when her brother is accused of murder, she can’t let the dead keep their secrets. In order to clear his name, she’s going to have to make those ghosts sing. -- Goodreads

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand

Photo Source Marion: the new girl. Awkward and plain, steady and dependable. Weighed down by tragedy and hungry for love she’s sure she’ll never find. Zoey: the pariah. Luckless and lonely, hurting but hiding it. Aching with grief and dreaming of vanished girls. Maybe she’s broken—or maybe everyone else is. Val: the queen bee. Gorgeous and privileged, ruthless and regal. Words like silk and eyes like knives, a heart made of secrets, and a mouth full of lies. Their stories come together on the island of Sawkill Rock, where gleaming horses graze in rolling pastures and cold waves crash against black cliffs. Where kids whisper the legend of an insidious monster at parties and around campfires. Where girls have been disappearing for decades, stolen away by a ravenous evil no one has dared to fight… until now. -- Goodreads

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Photo Source Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde’s story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work. The tale of Dorian Gray’s moral disintegration caused a scandal when it first appeared in 1890, but though Wilde was attacked for the novel’s corrupting influence, he responded that there is, in fact, “a terrible moral in Dorian Gray.” Just a few years later, the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde’s homosexual liaisons, which resulted in his imprisonment. Of Dorian Gray’s relationship to autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, “Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be—in other ages, perhaps. -- Goodreads

#Labyrinth Lost #Zoraida Córdova #The Gilda Stories #Jewelle L. Gómez #zoraida cordova #Jewelle L. Gomez #The Drowning Girl #Caitlín R. Kiernan #Caitlin R. Kiernan #Sawkill Girls #Claire Legrand #The Picture of Dorian Gray #Oscar Wilde #spooky #queer novels #queer books #my list #BIPOC AUTHORS

[bookcoversonly]

Title: Illusionary | Author: Zoraida Córdova | Publisher: Little, Brown Books (2021)

#books #Illusionary #Zoraida Córdova

[sageblogsthings]

anyone have any good book recs that blend litfic and specfic really well? ideally with fantasy vibes, and bonus points if there’s a magic system that directly impacts the plot or is an allegory for plot elements/character backstories

#i use the terms ‘litfic’ and ‘specific’ very loosely #but just smth that has the prose of litfic w the worldbuilding of specfic is really what i’m itching for ig #i finished reading ‘a study in drowning’ recently and it was SO GOOD and had such gorgeous prose #but i want prose that is Even Weirder yknow? #pump the metaphorical language up to eleven i love that shit #two of my top fave books ever are the binding by bridget collins #and the inheritance of orquídea divina by zoraida córdova if that helps explain the vibes i love #i would also LOVE more magical realism recs if anyone wants to share those as well! #sage rambles

[judgingbooksbycovers]

Star Wars: The High Republic: Convergence

By Zoraida Córdova.

Cover art by Yihyoung Li.

#Star Wars #The High Republic #Convergence #Zoraida Córdova #Yihyoung Li #books #book covers

[gabibookworm]

This is a middle grade fantasy about a family of monster protectors. Val’s family retires after a tragedy, but she can’t adjust to being a normal girl. When a boy posts a video of an egg he found from the very creature that took Val’s father, she and her siblings have to get to the egg before the hunters do. This is a great magical adventure about family and I highly recommend it!

#zoraida córdova #valentina salazar is not a monster hunter #mg books #mg fantasy #books #diverse books #booklr #latinx books

[betterbooksandthings]

“There is no denying it, witch mystery books are absolutely enchanting. I want my books to open with an unexplainable phenomenon. Finally, I want to be lead down paths with enticing red herrings and given an ending with a twist I never saw coming but is so clear in retrospect. While the witchy world building feeds my fantasy obsession, the powerful plots keep me guessing. It is my simple but correct opinion that witch mystery books are simply fantastic. Whether it is a murder or just a general mystery, when you add magic into the mix, you can guarantee my attendance.

In witch mystery books, witches might become involved in detective work to solve a case, or they may keep their day-to-day work but need to follow a series of clues to save the world. Either way, these witches are solving a problem that must be solved. For me, the overall stakes of the case do not really matter. I just want to be invested in the problem and shocked at the end reveal. The books have all the fun of a mystery with all the tools available to magic users. Who doesn’t want to be reading minds, talking to ghosts, and uncovering the secret workings of hidden magic to discover clues?”

#9 OF THE BEST WITCH MYSTERY BOOKS #witch mystery #witch mystery books #magic mystery books #mystery books #fantasy books #witch #witches #book post #book list #books to read #CEMETERY BOYS BY AIDEN THOMAS #LEGENDBORN BY TRACY DEONN #THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING BY ALEXIS HENDERSON #HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL COVEN BY JUNO DAWSON #THE INHERITANCE OF ORQUÍDEA DIVINA BY ZORAIDA CÓRDOVA #BURN THE DARK BY S.A. HUNT #MAGIC FOR LIARS BY SARAH GAILEY #NINTH HOUSE BY LEIGH BARDUGO #WITCHMARK BY C.L. POLK

[jvzebel-x]

"How do you fight a thing that believes it owns you? How do you fight the past? With gold leaves and salt? With silence? With new earth beneath your feet? With the bodies, the hearts of others? With hearts that are tender and bloody, but have thorns of their own? With the family that chooses you?"

x. "The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina", Zoraida Córdova

#The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina #Zoraida Córdova #📚 #this book was absolutely phenomenal. like everything else ive read thus far from Córdova lmao. #(not so fun fact: i have an ex named jacob cordova&just thinking the name w/o context brings back the smell of menthol smoke LMAO) #anyway magic realism+generational trauma were the two big central flavours to the story&i adored it all. :') #also it involved ppl growing roses+orchids from their bodies as physical manifestations of magical inheritance. #which is just like. my entire dream lmao i want a flower living on me permanently. 😭🌹💐

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Title: Vampires Never Get Old: Tales With Fresh Bite

Author: Zoraida Córdova, Natalie C. Parker, V.E. Schwab, Julie Murphy, Rebecca Roanhorse, Dhonielle Clayton, Tessa Gratton

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2020

Genres: fiction, fantasy, horror, anthology, paranormal, LGBT+

Blurb: In this delicious new collection, you’ll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more than just blood, eager vampires coming out - and going out for their first kill - and other bold, breathtaking, dangerous, dreamy, eery, iconic, powerful creatures of the night.

#vampires never get old #vampires never get old tales with fresh bite #zoraida cordova #zoraida córdova #natalie c parker #ve schwab #v e schwab #julie murphy #rebecca roanhorse #dhonielle clayton #tessa gratton #standalone #2020 #fiction #fantasy #horror #anthology #paranormal #lgbt

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🖤 Black History Month ❤️

💛 Queer Books by Black Authors 💚

[ List Under the Cut ]

🖤 Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender ❤️ Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta 💛 Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa 💚 I'm a Wild Seed by Sharon Lee De La Cruz 🖤 Real Life by Brandon Taylor ❤️ Ruthless Pamela Jean by Carol Denise Mitchell 💛 The Unbroken by C.L. Clark 💚 Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova 🖤 Skin Deep Magic by Craig Laurance Gidney ❤️ The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi 💛 That Could Be Enough by Alyssa Cole 💚Work for It by Talia Hibbert

🖤 All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson ❤️ The Deep by Rivers Solomon 💛 How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters 💚 Running With Lions by Julian Winters 🖤 Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters ❤️ This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender 💛 The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum 💚 This Is What It Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow 🖤 Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa ❤️ Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbalia 💛 Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 💚 The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

🖤 Pet by Akwaeke Emezi ❤️ You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson 💛 Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole 💚 Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron 🖤 Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann ❤️ A Spectral Hue by Craig Laurance Gidney 💛 Power & Magic by Joamette Gil 💚 The Black Veins by Ashia Monet 🖤 Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon ❤️ The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow 💛 Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James 💚 Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett

🖤 The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta ❤️ Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee 💛 A Phoenix First Must Burn (edited) by Patrice Caldwell 💚 Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson 🖤 Things We Couldn't Say by Jay Coles ❤️ Black Boy Out of Time by Hari Ziyad 💛 Darling by K. Ancrum 💚 The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode 🖤 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé ❤️ Off the Record by Camryn Garrett 💛 Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers 💚 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

🖤 How to Dispatch a Human by Stephanie Andrea Allen ❤️ Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans 💛 The Essential June Jordan (edited) by Jan Heller Levi and Christoph Keller 💚 A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark 🖤 A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney ❤️ Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo 💛 Dread Nation by Justina Ireland 💚 Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome 🖤 Masquerade by Anne Shade ❤️ One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite 💛 Soulstar by C.L. Polk 💚 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell

🖤 Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender ❤️ Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby 💛 Coffee Will Make You Black by April Sinclair 💚 The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi 🖤 If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann ❤️ Sweethand by N.G. Peltier 💛 This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron 💚 Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon 🖤 Friday I’m in Love by Camryn Garrett ❤️ Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez 💛 Memorial by Bryan Washington 💚 Patsy by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn

🖤 Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon ❤️ How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole 💛 Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackosn 💚 Mouths of Rain (edited) by Briona Simone Jones 🖤 Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia ❤️ Love's Divine by Ava Freeman 💛 The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr 💚 Odd One Out by Nic Stone 🖤 Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden ❤️ Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas 💛 The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons 💚 Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

🖤 Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert ❤️ My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson 💛 Pleasure and Spice by Fiona Zedde 💚 No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull 🖤 The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus ❤️ Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor 💛 The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin 💚 Peaces by Helen Oyeyem 🖤 The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk ❤️ Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh 💛 Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, Joy San 💚 The Heart Does Not Bend by Makeda Silvera

🖤 King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender ❤️ By Any Means Necessary by Candice Montgomery 💛 Busy Ain't the Half of It by Frederick Smith & Chaz Lamar Cruz 💚 Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo 🖤 Sin Against the Race by Gar McVey-Russell ❤️ Trumpet by Jackie Kay 💛 Remembrance by Rita Woods 💚 Daughters of Nri by Reni K. Amayo 🖤 You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour ❤️ The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters 💛 Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi 💚 Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyem

#black history month #queer romance #queer books #queer community #queer #book list #book blog #booklr #bookstagram #book lovers #book reader #book reading #books to read #reading #batty about books #battyaboutbooks