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A review by grapie_deltaco
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
5.0
*Thank you, NetGalley, for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review*
♾️/5⭐️
After the death of both their parents, sisters Luz and Clarita travel to Paris to continue the work their father began in expanding their rum distillery to have operations in Europe. Luz and her young sister travel with Luz’s closest friends from Santo Domingo only to find that Luz’s inherited funds are being withheld from her, putting her in a position where she would need to get married in order to access what belongs to her.
Evan, committed to getting revenge on his manipulative and cruel father, needs to be married in order to inherit a distillery that is rightfully his.
They’re a match made in heaven (beyond the clashing that comes with their first meeting) and I am ridiculously obsessed with them.
As much as I absolutely adore the banter and tension in this book, I think this book is incorrectly marketed as enemies-to-lovers. This couple begins with Luz verbally tearing Evan apart while Evan is happily brought to his knees and is positively smitten during the whole ordeal. At no point is Evan actively angry with or disliking Luz. In fact, this giant Scotsman bows before her and is OBSESSED from the moment he first lays eyes on her.
That isn’t to say there isn’t clashing and arguing between the two of them, but at no point does Evan even dislike Luz and they flirt with each other constantly so the term “enemies” is a very loose descriptor here.
Moving forward, I deeply appreciated and enjoyed the racially and ethnically diverse cast of characters navigating predominantly white spaces with a sense of power to them. With some of them also being queer, it was very interesting to see Herrera create Evan as a white man who is fully aware of his social standing and privilege. We watch him use the privilege that comes with his race, gender, title, and wealth to uplift his friends and family, demanding that his fellow white men speak to them with the upmost respect. Evan, though, also never really takes it upon himself to speak on behalf of anyone. He opens the door and demands that his peers pay attention to Luz rather than be her voice and in those moments, I think I appreciated how he operates the most.
They communicate. They adore each other. They respect each other.
I have a million and one pink highlights in my copy.
CW: explicit sexual content, death of loved ones, grief, racism, sexism, parental abandonment, toxic family dynamics, discussions + references to slavery, references to parental abuse + domestic violence, brief violence
♾️/5⭐️
After the death of both their parents, sisters Luz and Clarita travel to Paris to continue the work their father began in expanding their rum distillery to have operations in Europe. Luz and her young sister travel with Luz’s closest friends from Santo Domingo only to find that Luz’s inherited funds are being withheld from her, putting her in a position where she would need to get married in order to access what belongs to her.
Evan, committed to getting revenge on his manipulative and cruel father, needs to be married in order to inherit a distillery that is rightfully his.
They’re a match made in heaven (beyond the clashing that comes with their first meeting) and I am ridiculously obsessed with them.
As much as I absolutely adore the banter and tension in this book, I think this book is incorrectly marketed as enemies-to-lovers. This couple begins with Luz verbally tearing Evan apart while Evan is happily brought to his knees and is positively smitten during the whole ordeal. At no point is Evan actively angry with or disliking Luz. In fact, this giant Scotsman bows before her and is OBSESSED from the moment he first lays eyes on her.
That isn’t to say there isn’t clashing and arguing between the two of them, but at no point does Evan even dislike Luz and they flirt with each other constantly so the term “enemies” is a very loose descriptor here.
Moving forward, I deeply appreciated and enjoyed the racially and ethnically diverse cast of characters navigating predominantly white spaces with a sense of power to them. With some of them also being queer, it was very interesting to see Herrera create Evan as a white man who is fully aware of his social standing and privilege. We watch him use the privilege that comes with his race, gender, title, and wealth to uplift his friends and family, demanding that his fellow white men speak to them with the upmost respect. Evan, though, also never really takes it upon himself to speak on behalf of anyone. He opens the door and demands that his peers pay attention to Luz rather than be her voice and in those moments, I think I appreciated how he operates the most.
They communicate. They adore each other. They respect each other.
I have a million and one pink highlights in my copy.
CW: explicit sexual content, death of loved ones, grief, racism, sexism, parental abandonment, toxic family dynamics, discussions + references to slavery, references to parental abuse + domestic violence, brief violence