A review by mezzythedragon
Island of Shattered Dreams by Chantal T. Spitz

The only thing worth commending is the author exposes the negative effects of colonization on Tahiti. Places like Tahiti and Hawaii are seen as “paradise,” destination sites for getaway trips for settlers and tourists, but that’s at the expense of the indigenous populations living there. The epilogue was particularly insightful.

I could have done without the so-called love story, which was all too insta-love anyway. Besides, an anti-colonial Mā’ohi and a guilt-ridden Frenchwoman who’s complicit in the whole nuclear missile project in his country...uh, no thanks.