El sabor prohibido del jengibre by Jamie Ford

3.93 AVERAGE

christip21's review against another edition

5.0
I thought it was a well written story. It felt a little rushed towards the end, but I thought the cultures represented and that time period were fertile grounds for the story to unfold.
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psychnp's review against another edition

3.75
emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
One of my least favorite tropes dominated the book - but the underlying plots and historical context was so beautifully done it saved it.. Highly recommend playing at 1.5 or faster if you listen to the audiobook bc it is very slow
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kfry83's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kimisteinhorst's review against another edition

4.0
This was complicated and lovely from beginning to end! Henry & Keiko were quite the pair. I loved Sheldon & Ethel’s role that they played in Henry’s life.
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stella_goosen's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thepletts's review against another edition

5.0
emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lizzygonz's review against another edition

5.0
emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
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kim_j_dare's review against another edition

4.0
This is one of those where I really wish we could do half stars. A solid three-and-a-half.
A sweet story, but you never fully connect with the characters, and the resolution's just a little too good to be true.

audreality's review against another edition

3.75
emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

krisaacs's review against another edition

4.0
To this day, one of my favorite innocent love stories.