A review by mharvie
Like Happiness by Ursula Villarreal-Moura

2.5

Tatum Vega is living in Chile with her partner, Vera, when she is forced to again think about her past. She is contacted by a reporter interested in learning more about her relationship with a famous writer, M. Dominguez. He has recently been accused of abuse by another woman. Tatum then begins to deconstruct the relationship that she had with M over the course of ten years. 

I really enjoyed the writing style and the quick pace of the beginning of this novel, but the story itself fell flat for me. None of the characters were likable or relatable. Tatum was very immature and obsessed over M. Dominguez. It was clear from the beginning that he was using her and yet she firebombed each and every possible relationship whenever he gave her the least amount of attention. I would be interested to see what other stories the author writes as I did not enjoy their writing.

Thank you to @celadonbooks for a gifted ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review.