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A review by melbsreads
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content warnings: death, cheating, death of a parent (in the past), death of a grandparent, fire, grief, toxic relationship (in the past), body horror, death of a child, death of a loved one, stalking, emotional abuse
Okay I have two issues with this. Don't get me wrong, I did like it! But I have two issues:
1. I thought that this was YA, so I was a little confused as the story progressed; and
2. I wish I hadn't listened to the audiobook because I feel like I lost a lot of the threads of the story when I didn't have the physical book in front of me.
I went into this thinking it it was paranormal fantasy YA and instead found that it was adult magical realism. That is absolutely NOT the book's fault. It's my fault for not looking into it more closely before picking it up. But as a result, this was not at all what I expected it would be. Instead, it was...weird? It was definitely magical realism weird, and if I'd known that I would have been prepared for the weirdness. But I wasn't. And it threw me every time something happened.
Anyway, this was good but I was still left with the feeling that I would have liked this more if I'd read it with my eyeballs and not my ears.
Okay I have two issues with this. Don't get me wrong, I did like it! But I have two issues:
1. I thought that this was YA, so I was a little confused as the story progressed; and
2. I wish I hadn't listened to the audiobook because I feel like I lost a lot of the threads of the story when I didn't have the physical book in front of me.
I went into this thinking it it was paranormal fantasy YA and instead found that it was adult magical realism. That is absolutely NOT the book's fault. It's my fault for not looking into it more closely before picking it up. But as a result, this was not at all what I expected it would be. Instead, it was...weird? It was definitely magical realism weird, and if I'd known that I would have been prepared for the weirdness. But I wasn't. And it threw me every time something happened.
Anyway, this was good but I was still left with the feeling that I would have liked this more if I'd read it with my eyeballs and not my ears.