![]() The world tree is an axis mundi, a point that connects earthly and divine planes. The image recalls the world tree, a trope that appears not only in the stories of Maya, Aztec, Itzapan, Mixtec and Olmec cultures, all of which are indigenous to Abya Yala (so-called Central and South America) but also features in Baltic, Persian, Norse, Greek and Roman mythologies as well as Abrahamic religious traditions. The Mortiz family is trapped inside the Tree of Souls, which we find in the middle of Los Lagos at the center of a labyrinth. The world building in Labyrinth Lost hinges upon the juxtaposition of contemporary (albeit magical) Brooklyn and Los Lagos, a liminal space exclusively inhabited by magical beings-everything from adas (faeries) and avianas (harpies) to giants, imps, and duendes (trolls). When the ritual goes awry and the entire Mortiz family is imprisoned in the purgatorial realm of Los Lagos, Alex teams up with bad-boy Nova and friend Rishi for a rescue mission. The first installment of the Brooklyn Brujas trilogy transports readers to a reimagined contemporary world full of magic, where we meet Alex Mortiz, an Encantrix (basically a super-bruja) who attempts to rid herself of her powers on her Death Day. Review adapted from Episode 28 of The Library Coven podcast, published December 3, 2019 ![]() ![]() The Library Coven: Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova ![]()
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