Our Share of Night, by Mariana Enríquez

Astonishing, complex, and really dark.

Film analogy: You know how somebody asks you for a horror-movie recommendation, and you have to determine if they want something fun, like The Return of the Living Dead, or something that’s going to leave a mark, like Hereditary?

Our Share of Night will leave a mark. Some of the most harrowing demonic ritual magic shit I’ve ever read in a novel, set against the backdrop of Argentina’s Dirty War (when 22-33K people were “disappeared” by government death squads), with riveting interpersonal storylines throughout.

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