Mayra by Nicky Gonzalez Book Review
Ingrid receives a call from her estranged childhood best friend Mayra who invites her to a secluded house in the Everglades. Ingrid agrees and while there, has some very mysterious encounters while she relives memories of her past. Some thoughts: This was written extremely well. This explores female friendship dynamics that can be toxic. It was raw, it was real and relatable. These relationships can be complex and I feel that Nicky Gonzalez captured it very well. I felt the awkwardness of some interactions they had and saw the reemergence of some old feelings between them. I found the characters very interesting and they were fleshed out so well. Mayra and Ingrid had distinct personalities and I fully understood both point of views. I know this was a gothic debut, however, this also had a cosmic feel to it, I think. There was some incomprehensible entity at the house, if I remember correctly. Also, some existential dread while being isolated. It was all very psychological an...