Sinner Santa Muerte Book 1
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Written by Carol James Marshall this is the first Santa Muerte book that follows Matea in her exploration of light and darkness. Since a child, Matea felt different when her mother, Amparo, would drag her to church. Always trying to find distractions to stay clear from attending church service. One such distraction leads to getting shocked by the hand of Santa Muerte.
As a young adult
Matea still doesn’t know the reason why she sees things others cannot. What are the things she sees? Snakes! She also hears them as they sometimes speak, and she hears drums although she doesn’t know the meaning behind them. At 16, Amparo takes her to visit Doña Lupe, the good witch, that everyone goes to, and receives a “limpia”, a cleanse. At that point, Matea was given has been getting kind words and warnings that she didn’t fully comprehend.
The feeling of darkness and the occult still looms within Matea. The problem results when she leans into the darkness, the evil powers that surround her a little too much, and sees the powers she truly holds. Although she doesn’t know why, the reader soon finds out that Matea was offered to Santa Muerte by her maternal grandmother Oralia. Only two women know that, Amparo and Oralia. However, after a while, Doña Lupe starts to put the pieces of the puzzle together leading her to face off the powerful Santa Muerte.
The Aftermath
This book talks about some occult topics and is very respectful of them. Matea seems to continue to struggle with the connection and Bruja power she has to Santa Muerte. The Yaqui tribe is the protection Matea has that continues to link her to the light.
Santa Muerte has plans for Matea and we read a little bit of the Santa Muerte Book 2 available within the book. Will Matea fully give into her darkness? Can Matea find her way into the light and good? What will happen between Amparo and Oralia? Will they tell Matea the truth about why all of this is happening? So many questions we can hope are answered in the books by Carol James Marshall.
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