Muñeca

Natalia begins the novel wanting to help Violeta, but her motives quickly become more layered. How do her reasons change over the course of the story?

In what ways is magic in this novel a source of power, and in what ways is it a danger?

How does Muñeca explore identity as something shaped by class, race, family history, desire, and self-invention? Which characters seem most trapped by the identities assigned to them, and which ones manage to remake themselves?

How does Natalia and Violeta’s relationship change as love, danger, and power become more closely tied together? Does their relationship feel like an escape, or does it help the women become more fully themselves?

Which was your favorite scene in the book, and why?

How about your favorite line or paragraph?

Did you guess any of the book’s revelations as you were reading? Which ones surprised you the most?

Natalia is constantly measuring herself against her mother and grandmother. What do those two women each represent to her, and where does she ultimately land between them?

How does the novel explore the difference between love, possession, and control?

By the end, does the novel feel more like a love story, a revenge story, a story of liberation, or something harder to categorize?