Reviews - Az utolsó vonat Key Westre

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Az utolsó vonat Key Westre

Chanel Cleeton

4.02 AVERAGE

tsesa's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

mysterefantasy's review against another edition

5.0

This well-written historical novel is set in Key West, FL over the Labor Day weekend in 1935. Helen Berner has been in a physically abusive relationship for years and yearns for escape especially now that she’s pregnant. However, she believes she is trapped where she is and there is no way out. Mirta Perez’s father has married her to a man to save the family’s financial and societal status. She knows nothing about the man, a gangster from New York, and believes she has no choice but to be trapped in the marriage to save her family. Elizabeth Preston’s family has fallen from the heights of society to its depths. She is engaged to a man she doesn’t even like and flees New York to find her brother amidst the veterans’ camps. To add to their woes and fears, there is a monster of a hurricane headed right at them and is predicted to make landfall over the long weekend. No one is prepared for the events that occur.

This story is told from the points of view of Helen, Elizabeth, and Mirta, each alternating chapters with the other two. Each character is well-drawn and the author is able to lure the reader into their lives and come to care for each character. This a masterfully written novel set in a unique setting, with characters to root for, and a satisfying ending. The author has chosen a time and events that are unknown to nearly all readers. You’ll come away feeling like you have new knowledge of Key West and its complicated history.

If you like well-told, fast-paced stories featuring women who are survivors, you’ll love this book. It deserves to be at the top of your to-be-read list.

My thanks to Berkley and Edelweiss for an eARC.

glendaaab's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: No

greatguthsby's review against another edition

5.0

This book takes you on such a journey. It's heart-warming, heart-wrenching and filled with all kinds of tension. With the rotating narration, it took me a few chapters to get into the groove of the book and its heroines, but I came to really care about each of them by the end. Kudos to Cleeton for crafting a diverse range of women who are strong in their own unique ways. Historical Fiction isn't one of my go-to genres, but the author did such a great job of writing this world among a very real and historic natural disaster, that I am interested in learning more about the events that truly happened during Labor Day weekend 1935.

itsveronica98's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

geonuc's review against another edition

5.0

One of the better books I've read recently. I don't normally find authors handle multiple, intertwined stories well but Cleeton does so quite nicely.

denisekaylink's review against another edition

I only got to page 40, but I don't care at all about these characters. I can't remember what made me think I would like this book. Chapters 1-4 left me bored. This is not my style in any way. Each of three women take turns narrating by chapter. One is pregnant and married to an abusive drunken fisherman. One is rich and newly married to someone her family chose, who may be some kind of mobster. One is looking for someone. They are in Key West and a storm is coming. At some point they are going to save each other, but I just do not care. Plus, everything is exposition.