The use of two voice actors adds to the storyline ensuring both point of views are well developed, and allows the readers to empathize with each characters of their struggles.

The story is told in the perspectives of the protagonist, Beatriz, and Padre Andrés which was read by Victoria Villarreal and Lee Osorio respectively. The perfect blend of gothic houses, supernatural horror, and Latin culture keeps me enticed, and “The Hacienda” did not disappoint. In the past two years, I have grown increasingly fond of the Mexican Gothic genre and as long as Mexican-American authors keep writing them, I am going to keep reading them. This novel has been compared to “Rebecca” and “Mexican Gothic,” which was the main reason I wanted to pick this up as my next Audiobook listen. She turns to a young priest, Padre Andrés, for help, but even he might not be enough to battle the darkness that surrounds the hacienda. Beatriz hears strange voices and sees visions of invisible eyes, and the weight of the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda is too much for her to bear alone. However, Beatriz soon realizes that Hacienda San Isidro, the estate where she is to live with her new husband, is not the sanctuary she had hoped for. The story revolves around Beatriz, who accepts a proposal from the handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano, despite the rumors surrounding the sudden death of his first wife, in order to secure a wealthy life for herself and her mother. “The Hacienda” by Isabel Cañas is a debut supernatural suspense novel that takes place in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence. Read if you like: Mexican Gothic, Rebecca, The Death of Jane Lawrence, The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastleįeature Image from ReadingCaptures on Target Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Historical Fiction, Horror, Gothic, Paranormal, Thriller Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group (3 May, 2022) Narrated by: Lee Osorio, Victoria Villarreal

The hacienda book review