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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, History, Horror, Romance Tagged With: Isabel Cañas, vampires of el norte

Classic's CBR18 Review No:124 · Genres: Fantasy, 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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