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A review by bluefairybug
The Spanish Daughter by Soraya M. Lane
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
This is book 6 in a series, but, as far as I'm aware, they all work as standalone stories and can be read in any order. They are linked by Hope House. This is the only Lost Daughters book I have read, and I didn't feel anything was missing by not having read previous stories.
The Spanish Daughter is a dual timeline, dual POV book, told by Valentina in the 1930s-1940s, and Rose in the present day. This is the kind of book that I refer to as a "you know what you're getting" kind of story. I don't mean that the entire story is obvious, or that it is boring. But it feels comforting, like an old blanket. There's an air of mystery, but ultimately you know that there will be a happy ending and that nothing overly terrible will happen. Of course a young woman being forced to have a baby adopted is terrible, but you know what I mean.
The writing was wonderful and transported me to Argentina, I could almost see and smell the flowers, I could feel the warm breeze on my face and hear the horses in the stables.
The plot was a nice, gentle easy read which everyone needs from time to time. I absolutely adored Valentina, she was a strong woman who must have been very unusual for her time. I'm sure women like her were few and far between, but they must have existed. The romance in this kind of book is always slightly too perfect to seem real, but maybe that's just because I've never experienced it myself!
This isn't my first book by Soraya, and it won't be my last.
The Spanish Daughter is a dual timeline, dual POV book, told by Valentina in the 1930s-1940s, and Rose in the present day. This is the kind of book that I refer to as a "you know what you're getting" kind of story. I don't mean that the entire story is obvious, or that it is boring. But it feels comforting, like an old blanket. There's an air of mystery, but ultimately you know that there will be a happy ending and that nothing overly terrible will happen. Of course a young woman being forced to have a baby adopted is terrible, but you know what I mean.
The writing was wonderful and transported me to Argentina, I could almost see and smell the flowers, I could feel the warm breeze on my face and hear the horses in the stables.
The plot was a nice, gentle easy read which everyone needs from time to time. I absolutely adored Valentina, she was a strong woman who must have been very unusual for her time. I'm sure women like her were few and far between, but they must have existed. The romance in this kind of book is always slightly too perfect to seem real, but maybe that's just because I've never experienced it myself!
This isn't my first book by Soraya, and it won't be my last.