Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

Daughter of Fortune

Del Valle Family #1

Isabel Allende

432 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
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Orphaned at birth, Eliza Sommers is raised in the British colony of Valparaíso, Chile, by the well-intentioned Victorian spinster Miss Rose and her more rigid brother Jeremy. Just as she meets and falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquí...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,978 reviews

Moods

adventurous 88%
emotional 60%
reflective 38%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 27%
informative 20%
challenging 17%
sad 15%
mysterious 12%
tense 11%
dark 9%
lighthearted 7%
funny 6%
relaxing 5%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 36%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 42% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 2% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 49% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.82

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