The whole 'having to find the Spear of Death' piece of the story honestly felt a bit unnecessary, but I see how it made the family and community have to come together to help Lula. Lula has to figure out how to help these casimiertos move on from this world BEFORE they destroy all of New York, and free Lady de la Muerte-Lady Death-who is trapped between worlds. In the hospital, she and her sisters stop death from coming for Macks, Lula's (ex) boyfriend and create a much bigger problem than 28 dead teenagers-they end up keeping them all from fully dying and creating an army of 'casimuertos' or non-dead people who live off of human hearts and can't pass on.

On the way to the game, there is a terrible accident and everyone is killed except for Lula. Lula, the oldest of the Mortiz sisters, has just been broken up with before boarding the bus to the district championship soccer game with her friends and teammates. She felt how things would affect not just herself, but her family, which was one of the things that I didn't like about Alex, but all three of the sisters seem to have grown in this book. Where Alex was quick-tempered, Lula was thoughtful. This second instalment of the Brooklyn Brujas series was SO MUCH BETTER than the first! Where the first book felt too fast and missed opportunities, BRUJA BORN was WONDERFUL! I felt so much closer to this character, Lula, then I did to Alex. Wayward Witch (Book 3): Rose's story-set in the magical lost realm of Adas.

Bruja Born (Book 2): Lula's story-urban fantasy set on the streets of Brooklyn.Labyrinth Lost (Book 1): Alex's story-set in the mythical fantasy world of Los Lagos.'Cordova keeps the flame on high… Fantasy and zombie fans looking for flavor-organ-meat, in particular-will not be disappointed.' - New York Times Book Review And when the dust settles, Maks isn't the only one who's been brought back… But magic that defies the laws of the deos is dangerous. She can bring Maks back, even if it means seeking help from her sisters and defying Death herself. Her classmates are all dead, including Maks. Then a bus crash turns Lula's world upside down. Thank the Deos for Maks, her sweet, steady boyfriend who sees the beauty within her and brings light to her life. Her sister's newfound Encantrix powers have wounded her in ways that Lula's bruja healing powers can't fix, and she longs for the comfort her family once brought her.

Lula must let go of the ghosts of her past to face the actual living dead of her present. Next in the Brooklyn Brujas series of fantasy novels that follow three witch born sisters as they develop their powers and battle magic in their hometown and the worlds beyond, from the author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina.

Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova