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A review by gi_reads30
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
The Hacienda was not the book I was expecting to read this month, and at 40%, despite loving the writing style and the narrators, I was really not feeling it. BUT oh things changed over that 60%.
This book follows Beatriz. After her father is executed and her home destroyed, she finds herself trying to look for ways to get out of the less than ideal situation she and her mother were in. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost. But nothing prepared her for what she was going to live in that house.
Reviewing this book is difficult for me because its the first book I read of its kind. I was invested in the story, even when it was slow and difficult to get into. Again, the writing style was beautiful and poetic, the descriptions of the horror aspect were...well scary (to me) and although maybe I am in a minority, I was not expecting some of the revelations/discoveries throughout the story. It the perfect book for the fall/spooky season.
This book follows Beatriz. After her father is executed and her home destroyed, she finds herself trying to look for ways to get out of the less than ideal situation she and her mother were in. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost. But nothing prepared her for what she was going to live in that house.
Reviewing this book is difficult for me because its the first book I read of its kind. I was invested in the story, even when it was slow and difficult to get into. Again, the writing style was beautiful and poetic, the descriptions of the horror aspect were...well scary (to me) and although maybe I am in a minority, I was not expecting some of the revelations/discoveries throughout the story. It the perfect book for the fall/spooky season.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder