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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Three very different women struggle to find their freedom as Cuba struggles to find its freedom from Spain. Grace wants to live an independent life and be a reporter for a New York paper but struggles to be taken seriously. Marina has given up her well off life for love but now struggles to keep her daughter and mother-in-law safe in a reconcentration camp as her husband fights for the revolutionaries. Evangeline is committed to the revolutionary cause and is imprisoned for her role in an attempted insurrection. Will the women find the freedom they seek?
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc for my honest review.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc for my honest review.
I’m not always a big fan of historical fiction, but Chanel Cleeton has risen to the top of my list. She is now an auto-read author for me. When I read one of her novels, I’m not only entertained but educated. I had never heard the true story of Evangelina Cisneros or much at all about the history of Cuba. Cleeton does a fantastic job of taking a true story and fictionalizing it in a way that stays true to the actual history.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
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
emotional
informative
inspiring
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
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
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:
Yes
love these series and this authour, i trully enjoy the historical facts and the way the book was written
It’s interesting that we don’t learn about the reconcentration camps in Cuba or hear very little about the Spanish-American war. I suppose it’s because of the scale in comparison to other conflicts, but to the Cubans, this was a very big deal. It’s especially a big deal to know that their entire history is one of conflict. This book took some time to get into it but definitely got better as it got going.
emotional
medium-paced
informative
another good one from Chanel Cleeton, informative, good storylines, romantic
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes