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Woman in historical dress with lightning striking in background and title Vampires of El Norte book cover

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas

October 2, 2026 by Classic 1 Comment

I honestly have to say this was very very good. The main reason for the four stars is that the book gets a bit slow at times, and even the author points that out because of the historical notes that she focuses on that sometimes derails the main plot. I do love the historical aspects of this novel (hey history major here) but can’t pretend it didn’t drag things down. But I do love that Cañas points out that vampires existed in Mexican culture decades […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Featured, History, Horror, Romance Tagged With: Isabel Cañas, vampires of el norte

Classic's CBR18 Review No:124 · Genres: Fantasy, Featured, History, Horror, Romance · Tags: Isabel Cañas, vampires of el norte ·
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Woman in historical dress with lightning striking in background and title Vampires of El Norte book cover

Vampires as in Monsters and Vampires as in Monsters-But-Anglos

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas*

June 17, 2023 by Flimflamingo 3 Comments

*Note: My alt key and other shortcuts for the “enye” tilde over the “n” of the author’s name is not functioning but her name is Isabel Canas pronounced “Can-yas”. This is the first time I’ve been a person to review a book for the first time on Canonball Read break out the champagne. Vampires of El Norte is an upcoming title from Isabel Canas* and it looks like this is her lane. It’s a great lane. Historical fiction with horror elements – if not fully […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Romance, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: bilingual, historical fiction, Isabel Cañas, Mexican-American War, mexico, New Adult, Romance, spanish, Texas, vampires, vampires of el norte

Flimflamingo's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Romance, Speculative Fiction · Tags: bilingual, historical fiction, Isabel Cañas, Mexican-American War, mexico, New Adult, Romance, spanish, Texas, vampires, vampires of el norte ·
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