Reviews

When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton

rxannamae's review

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

kskidmore7's review against another edition

2.0

Beatrice Perez is not really believable. The fact that the CIA trusts someone who is so emotionally attached to seeking revenge makes is very unrealistic. This makes her more unreliable as an asset. Not less.

Every stressful situation is solved or medicated with sex. Tasteful sex but still.... It became irritating.

kenzieerenee's review against another edition

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

kateyt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.25

cmartin629's review against another edition

5.0

This was surprisingly one of my favorite reads. I wouldn’t have picked it up had it not been for the POPSUGAR challenge and I needed a book set in the 60s. The author holds well to the history of the era and adds a beautiful romantic twist to it. I constantly went from loving to hating the protagonist, but the ending was absolute perfection. Good amount of twists and action. The story progressed well and read easily.

kiercarnahan's review

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

3.75

When We Left Cuba is the next book in the series of The Pete’s Family after Next Year in Havana. I listened to this one included with my audible subscription (only these two are included). I think I liked it more than the first because I loved Beatriz. She is a strong woman looking to make it on her own and help her country, Cuba. She has a very lively and interesting life as she falls in love and helps to save Cuba.

rachelingrisano's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

jacquelyn816's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

libraryladys's review against another edition

Read Next Year in Havana before reading this book. When We Left Cuba continues the story of Beatriz. It was an interesting historical fiction read, although I wish I had read the two books closer together.

tessatalksbooks's review

adventurous emotional medium-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? Yes

3.0