![]() ![]() Mejia pulls from the bloody and violent history of oppression in many different Latin American countries. They want to turn her into a spy and Dani learns so much more about the world hiding beneath her eyes. This all comes to a boiling point when La Voz, a rebel group, contacts Dani. Tension between the two grow, but so do their feelings for one another. Dani and Carmen hate each other, but are forced to come together after they are chosen to be the wives of Mateo Garcia, the son of a powerful government official. They raise the children, cook, and provide “pleasure” for the husband. ![]() Primeras are seen as tactical, business savvy, and the modest face of the marriage. In Medio, men with power are given two wives, a primera and a segunda. ![]() At the same time, it is telling the love story between two girls who against all odds, fall in love.ĭani and Carmen are recent graduates of the Medio School for Girls, an elite institution where young girls are raised to become wives of the rich and wealthy. It’s a book about revolution, freedom and breaking the wheel. Tehlor Kay Mejia’s debut, We Set the Dark on Fire, is a sapphic enemies to lovers dystopian novel set in a non specific Latinx world. ![]()
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