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A review by mt_camille
The Liars of Mariposa Island by Jennifer Mathieu
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I kept waiting for something to happen. Turns out there is not big plot twist. the ending is just the brother moving to California and discovering is father is dead but because we had no actual connection with said brother (since the book suddenly shifts pov from his sister to him) well we don’t really care about what’s going on with him. i mean it’s good that he moved out, he’s probably the only character that was likeable. and also what happened to the sister? like she was the main focus of the boon for pages on and on and at the end we completely forget about her?
Anyways I thought there was a lot of potential like the relationship between Joaquin and Elena or their mother’s mental health issues but everything lacked density, it was too shallow and nothing ever seemed to actually have an impact in their lives or brains. The part about the Cuban crisis could have been so much better if I hadn’t wanted to slap Caridad at every page. She was just too annoying and awful for me to appreciate all the research and care the author put in that aspect of the book.
Anyways I thought there was a lot of potential like the relationship between Joaquin and Elena or their mother’s mental health issues but everything lacked density, it was too shallow and nothing ever seemed to actually have an impact in their lives or brains. The part about the Cuban crisis could have been so much better if I hadn’t wanted to slap Caridad at every page. She was just too annoying and awful for me to appreciate all the research and care the author put in that aspect of the book.