Wayward Witch

Zoraida Córdova

Sep 2020 · Brooklyn Brujas Book 3 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

From the author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina:

The witches of New York are back! In the epic conclusion to the award-winning series, the final Mortiz sister's story is told. Infused with Latin American tradition—the Brooklyn Brujas series follows three sisters—and brujas—as they develop their powers and battle magic in their hometown and worlds beyond.

Rose Mortiz has always been a fixer, but lately she's been feeling lost. She has brand new powers that she doesn't understand, and her family is still trying to figure out how to function in the wake of her amnesiac father's return home. Then, on the night of her Deathday party, Rose discovers her father's memory loss has been a lie.

As she rushes to his side, the two are ambushed and pulled through a portal to the land of Adas, a fairy realm hidden in the Caribbean Sea. There Rose is forced to work with a group of others to save Adas. Soon, she begins to discover the scope of her powers, the troubling truth about her father's past, and the sacrifices he made to save her sisters. But if Rose wants to return home so that she can repair her broken family, she must figure out how to heal Adas first.

Brooklyn Brujas Series:

Labyrinth Lost (Book 1): Alex's story—set in the mythical fantasy world of Los Lagos

Bruja Born (Book 2): Lula's story—urban fantasy set on the streets of Brooklyn

Wayward Witch (Book 3): Rose's story—set in the magical fairy realm of Adas

Perfect for those looking for:

• A fantasy witch series
• Latinx books
• Dark fairy tales
• Young adult fantasy
• Books about sisters

Ratings and reviews

This is the book I was most eagerly awaiting. Zoraida Córdova has an extraordinarily unique talent for building worlds. First with Los Lago and now with Adas. It immerses you deeply and paints a picture so vividly that it feel like you're there and you can almost see the characters right in front of you. As I traveled throughout Adas I got to visit beautiful little villages with giant fields of rainbow Sunflowers (what!?), see the destruction that was caused by the Rot and experience magic in a way that was set apart from the other adventures Zoraida took me on. Zoraida introduced a set of new characters that I hadn’t seen before, along with familiar characters. Each character had wonderfully imaginative personalities. Though they were all different in their physical descriptions. Zoraida’s creations just blew my mind the more time I spent thinking about them. To name a few extremely memorable characters; Rose who changes and grows immensely. Learning who she is and how to be on her own. Lin, a non-binary brujex <3 who's personality was so capturing that it made me feel like I'm seriously going to miss them not that the book is over. Iris (Ee-reees) who was a beautiful strong warrior, with a secretly kind heart. Rose's friendship with these two was made all of them my favourite characters. The way they all grow on each other throughout the book was so fun to read. There were many well shaped characters especially among the guardians. Truthfully I don’t think there was a character here that I hated. Not even disliked, aside from the antagonist. Even still I liked that character for being so good at being bad. Like her sisters before her, Rose also experiences her own budding romance. I won’t give away with whom (it becomes very obvious after a couple of chapters). However the book doesn’t linger very much on the romance which is great because that’s not what the book was about at all. It was very nice that Zoraida added this element without over shadowing what was really important. Alas when it came to the ending, I cried! Some things happen that I didn’t see coming. Thanks to being so wrapped up in the adventure. Ninety percent of all the events these brujas endured was wrapped up in the end. Except for one character. It would have been nice to see a little more of Nova. Understandably he was only in this book for like five minutes. Maybe I’m just used to him being around since we saw so much of him in the previous books. Probably my favorite thing about all of these books was the Hispanic culture tied so heavily into this world. Being Hispanic myself there were many things that were familiar to me. Being American born meant there were many things I hadn’t even known about! Zoraida has actually taught me more about my own culture and I can’t put into words right now how much I appreciate that ❤ I am both thrilled and saddened that the adventures for these three sisters has come to an end. Obviously I’m really hoping for some novella’s or a surprise fourth book. These characters feel like family to me! I waited for each of them as the books came out one by one. From the moment I started reading Labyrinth Lost I know that Zoraida would become one of my most favorite authors. So here’s to hoping we get to see more of these brujas and here’s to eagerly awaiting for what Zoraida will come out with next. *Thank you Zordaida Cordova, Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.*

About the author

Zoraida Córdova is the author of the award-winning Brooklyn Brujas series and The Vicious Deep trilogy. Her short fiction has appeared in Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, and Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft. She is the co-editor of Vampires Never Get Old, a YA anthology forthcoming from Imprint/Macmillan in fall 2020. Her upcoming YA novels include Star Wars: A Crash of Fate, and Incendiary, book one in the Hollow Crown duology (Disney/Hyperion 2020). Zoraida was born in Ecuador and raised in Queens, New York. When she isn’t working on her next novel, she’s planning her next adventure.