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3.73 AVERAGE

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3.0
adventurous informative fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Enjoyed, some parts a bit too political 

I might be tired of Allende's overly detailed writing and the implausible turns for historical fiction. I do, however, always love reading about Chile.
adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced
emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Well the ending left it wide open for a fifth book exploring the del Valle family where we will meet new family members explore more Chilean history and find out more about Eric and Emilie, Pauline and the rest of the family present and past!! 

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adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No