A review by bexthebookworm
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“ I needed help. And no one at Hacienda San Isidro was going to give it to me.” 
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Emojis to describe without spoilers: 🥀🇲🇽🚪🔥👩🏽‍🍳🧙🏽‍♂️😳
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Holy shit. I was on the edge of my seat so much in this book it gave me clammy hands y’all. The discussion of racism and the difficulty of being a woman in Hispanic and male dominated society was handled with care and executed very well. 
Wasn’t a fan of the ending felt like it was a bit too rushed from a massive intensive scene happening like two chapters beforehand, would have preferred at least four more chapters…  other than the ending feeling rushed and the unexpected romance I really enjoyed it!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

also I dead ass thought that this was going to go a queer route with the pastors character and I’m kind of upset that it didn’t. The way that religion was discussed in the atmosphere of him, revealing that he’s a witch truly made me think religious guilt for being gay… also wasn’t a fan of the random romance happening between the two characters, I feel like they should’ve just stayed acquaintances and not have any attraction.