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clarabooksit's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Murder, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Sexism, Classism, and Abandonment
Moderate: Colonisation, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
indiarose8's review
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This could have been a really interesting story about the history of chocolate and cacao, or an exploration of its role in Ecuador. But it mostly became a romance that felt like a soap opera. The writing was so cliche and at times way too predictable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
frenandjen's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Infidelity
Minor: Abortion and Alcohol
readundancies's review
I adore this cover.
Truly, the cover is a large reason as to why I decided to pick this book up.
But the problem is that I was not in the mood for historical fiction, despite everything about this speaking to me on a personal level because it’s got a Spanish lead character, an Ecuadorian setting, murder, a mystery, an inheritance, family drama and a secret identity.
And even when I tried to make this a non-chron read and skipped to the end, the destination was not doing it for me.
So we’re moving on, but I hope other people who pick this up enjoy it because I think there’s audience out there for this who will shout out their pleasure for it and I think that cover deserves it.
Truly, the cover is a large reason as to why I decided to pick this book up.
But the problem is that I was not in the mood for historical fiction, despite everything about this speaking to me on a personal level because it’s got a Spanish lead character, an Ecuadorian setting, murder, a mystery, an inheritance, family drama and a secret identity.
And even when I tried to make this a non-chron read and skipped to the end, the destination was not doing it for me.
So we’re moving on, but I hope other people who pick this up enjoy it because I think there’s audience out there for this who will shout out their pleasure for it and I think that cover deserves it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Pregnancy
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