I absolutely LOVED this book. For selfish reasons, I wish this were a series, but I do like that it's a stand-alone, since we don't see many in the fantasy section. (I think we could also have a conversation about whether Silvia Moreno-Garcia intended for this to be a stand-alone or not, and the need for more diversity in adult fantasy.)
I really adored the writing. I'm beginning to find that I'm a sucker for writers that can write the perfect sentence, and Moreno-Garcia does that.
I loved Casiopea. Whenever I see author protraying women in historical fiction so horribly, and it gets written off as "accurate for the time" it really pisses me off to say the least. I hated sitting in lecture halls and having people write off horrible treatment just because it was accurate to the time period. Casiopea actually recognizes and resents the horrible treatment she goes through, and her outlook on other women in the 20s slowly develops and grows to understand the ways she thinks about them as well.
And, of course I loved the story and the way it developed. Also no spoilers, but the budding and slow-burn relationship was everything. I don't know much about Mayan mythology, and I think you can go into this knowing or not knowing anything about Mayan mythology, the book caters to both.
5/5 stars, obviously.