Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton

3 reviews

keelirae113's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Murder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Medical content, Infidelity, and Abandonment

tctimlin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Cleeton has taken a real event (the unexplained fire in 1934 on the cruise ship Castle Morro on its return from Havana to NYC) and used it as a jumping off point to craft a tale of intrigue.  The two women protagonists include a Cuban woman believed to be dead stowing away to Havana and a servant-class woman posing as an heiress to snag a rich fiancé.  Or at least that’s what appears to be going on when the book opens.  But there are deceptions, murder attempts, smuggling, and thievery, and a little bit of romance, all of which keeps the book moving quickly, until our fictional characters run into actual history and the boat catches fire.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a super fast read.  I finished it in one sleepless night.  I loved the mystery, the 1934 setting, and the story based upon the SS Morro Castle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Dysphoria and Alcohol