Eva embodies these complexities as well she’s a memorable and multifaceted heroine. It’s not often that we get a story of hoodoo and conjuring that presents these as religious elements rather than sensational ones.
In a similar way, the mystical and the earthly are seamlessly intertwined, in place as well as in plot. She employs gorgeous metaphors and crass slang with precision. “A murder mystery with organic roots in the otherworldly…There are all the expected thrills and chills as well as some unexpected ones, but the real gift here is Givhan’s command of language. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” - AudioFile “January Lavoy narrates a powerful dystopian saga…LaVoy perfectly captures the terrible cascade of emotions Calliope experiences… wholly embodies the agonizing despair experienced by several characters…LaVoy’s meticulous attention to detail shows in the care with which she voices all of the survivors Calliope surrounds herself with, each a different age and ethnicity, most with terrible psychological burdens, but all fiercely determined to persist. Intense.” - Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The House of Broken Angels
Jennifer Givhan teaches us new things about borders, including the shadowy borders of the mind. “I never thought I’d see the Great Mexicali Novel. River Woman, River Demon is a conjuring of equal parts murder mystery, brujería, sex and romance, hauntings and terror, femme empowerment, all with a dash of Northern New Mexican cooking. ¡Buen provecho!” - Ana Castillo, award-winning author of So Far from God “Jennifer Givhan has invoked a delectable spellbinder.
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