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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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i’m a bit cautious about giving this book such a high rating. i really enjoyed it and i also learned a lot, but i always get a bit apprehensive when someone else is telling a story that is not about them. id have liked more information on the author’s sources, to know how much of the story was true, who she spoke to or any interviews she used. however it’s really well written and i enjoyed the characters a lot, plus she does classify it as fiction so there is wiggle room there.
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
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:
Yes
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Yes
Very very personal feel to this book. I felt like a part of the family. Tragic story that increasingly important
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
A beautiful fictionalized telling of the courageous Mirabel sisters and the nightmare that Dominican’s endured during Trujillo’s dictatorship. An emotional yet inspiring journey that will require some tissues as you read but “a novel is not, after all, a historical document, but a way to travel through the human heart”
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
tense
slow-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
Written from the perspective of all 4 Mirabel sisters, the book details the girls lives in the Dominican Republic under the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. The fictious (though almost historically accurate events) follow the sisters (Patria, Dedé, Minerva, and Maria Teresa) from a young age up until the calculated deaths of Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa. The 3 sisters were active members of the Underground Resistance opposing Trujillo's regime. Growing up in the United States, the history taught to us were regarding dictatorships that eventually spun out of control. With the Dominican Republic, Trujillo kept decent relations with the US and the US turned a blind eye to the supposedly "Free country but will be killed by anyone opposing the leader of the Free World Trujillo.