SuitabookEarrings of Ixtumea
Kim Baccellia
- Reading
- Pause after Lupe enters Ixtumea to discuss the earrings and her recurring nightmares. Later, compare the different people who define her identity, while leaving space to discuss the mother’s role as it develops.
- Themes
- Cultural identity and belonging: Lupe wishes to be blond, white and popular, dismisses her grandmother’s legend, and is drawn into a world connected with her heritage. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Family inheritance and divided loyalties: A ruby earring heirloom links Lupe to her grandmother’s legend, while her long-lost mother appears as a dangerous enemy. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Destiny and personal agency: Teancum identifies Lupe with a prophecy about a young prophetess, and the Spider Goddess trains her in sacred knots binding two worlds. The narrative sets prophecy alongside training, suggesting a question about whether Lupe fulfils or shapes her role, without establishing the answer.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes recurring nightmares of human sacrifice, a dangerous enemy, a rebel plot and a damp underground kingdom. Lupe also faces emotionally charged revelations involving heritage and her long-lost mother.