A review by laurendeen
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

4.0

I remember reading Like Water for Chocolate in my high school Spanish class, but years later, I couldn't remember any of the plot. This book follows Tita. She's the youngest daughter in her family, which means she'll never be able to marry because her only purpose in life is to serve her mother. She falls in love, but it seems like it will never come to anything after he marries her sister.

I didn't realize at first that this was magical realism, and I got really confused after reading some of the more "magical" scenes. But once I became used to the style of the book, I was pulled into Tita's life. I don't typically like romances and I felt some of it was over the top, but I overall really enjoyed this book.