TIoOD: comparable authors

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Terpkristin mentioned, "The Patreon book briefing mentioned that it was recommended for fans of 3 other authors I'd never heard of."

Can anyone share who those authors are?

I would think Silvia Moreno-Garcia would come up in the way she applies modern sensibilities and female centric narratives on top of Mexican mythology/folklore/scenery, but in Ecuador instead.

The only book I've read from Ecuador is The Potbellied Virgin and it combined strong women, very entrenched Catholicism alongside traditional practices, a small town with secrets, and some humor... All these elements seem shared with our pick, so that's kind of cool. (My book club largely disliked The Potbellied Virgin, it was translated by a scholar and printed cheaply, making it dense to read. Our pick is easier but a bit twisty.)

[Serendi]

Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "Terpkristin mentioned, "The Patreon book briefing mentioned that it was recommended for fans of 3 other authors I'd never heard of."

Can anyone share who those authors are?

I would think Silvia M..."

Bookshop.org's page says "Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Isabel Allende, and Sarah Addison Allen, this is a gorgeously written novel about a family searching for the truth hidden in their past and the power they've inherited".

I've heard of the first two. I started an Allende once. (I finish a small fraction of the books I start.)

[Genesee]

I think a good YA comp would be Anna-Marie McLemore. Both have lyrical writing, write about families and strong women, and write magical realism/fantasy. As I was listening to TIoOD I thought about both Wild Beauty and The House of the Spirits.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Alice Hoffman and Sarah Addison Allen are similar in that they write female witchy characters who help their communities with their powers... More like Chocolat by Joanne Harris. In our book the community is so far outside the circle.

I can see the Allende comparison I guess. Both are set in Latin America and deal with large families ....

[Genesee]

Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "Alice Hoffman and Sarah Addison Allen are similar in that they write female witchy characters who help their communities with their powers... More like Chocolat by Joanne Harris. In our book the co..."

That, and the way ghosts/ancestors appear and abusive men. I think the timelines were close to one another, too.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Genesee wrote: "Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "Alice Hoffman and Sarah Addison Allen are similar in that they write female witchy characters who help their communities with their powers... More like Chocolat by Joan..."

Yes good point!!