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Havana Libre by Robert Arellano

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3.0

This is the story of a Cuban doctor sent to Miami to help thwart a bombing. I picked this up at the library because of the title. The cover, which is very off-putting and essentially had nothing to do with the book, almost made me put it back down. I kind of wish I had. The first half of the story, which takes place in Havana, I quite enjoyed. But once the doctor gets to Miami, the atmosphere is lost and so, unfortunately, is the plot. The ending was abrupt and felt very forced. If I were rating this book in parts, I'd give the first half 41/2 stars and the second half 2. 
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