A review by merrilywereadalong777
Les Dénonciateurs by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

3.0

If I could give it 3.5 stars I would've (#appissues)liked it but it is one of those books that you can sort of feel like something was lost in the translation. It's a beautiful story that kept me up at night wanting to read more and kept me on the edge as the mystery is unraveled however the beginning was kind of a slow paced with a lot of beautifully written descriptions that sort of don't add up or progress the plot but I felt that after 70 pages or so things really kick in and the novel really finds it's footing. It's a fascinating story and left me very eager and fascinated to research more about just what was happening in Latin America in world war 2. That part and Sara's recounting of those times were easily the best part of the book. If this makes any sense at all, I liked it a lot because the story was very fascinating that being said I think it could have been told a bit more effectively.