Book review of Cabaret in Flames by Hache Pueyo (opens in new tab)

When is a vampire not a vampire? When it is a Gul. These strange creatures are part of everyday life in this version of Brazil, the secret for the humans who want to survive is to stay at home after curfew, lest they be eaten by Guls or taken for enemies of the state by the Fascists who run the country. In this dangerous and magical alternative world Hache Pueyo has set Cabaret in Flames, a dark fantasy novel set in an unreal place. Ariadne is a doctor of sorts, but she specialises not in hum...