“I love how Book of Blood focuses on issues of social justice in a historical setting, while shedding light on what it means to be a woman in a time of danger and dread. The narrator’s voice draws the reader in from the very beginning. From the warmth of the narrator’s home in Girona, Spain, where her mother’s healing leads to hope, to the struggle of the narrator to survive the ever-watchful eyes and ears of the Spanish Inquisition, the author keeps us turning the pages. Bravo to Jaya Farrer for delivering a richly detailed, powerful story full of love, wisdom, and truth.”

—Guadalupe Garcia McCall, award-winning author