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Até para o ano, em Havana by Chanel Cleeton

17 reviews

katiehasanxiety's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

eesti23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

"Lucia is your father's daughter -- confident, determined, driven. She pushes herself constantly; for her, the accomplishment is in the attempt."

"'Terrible things rarely happen all at once', she answers. 'They're incremental, so people don't realise how bad things have gotten until it's too late.'"

"That's the thing about death -- even when you think someone is gone, glimpses of them remain in those they loved and left behind."

"You never know what's to come. That's the beauty of life. If everything happened the way we wished, the way we planned, we'd miss out on the best parts, the unexpected pleasures."

I loved Next Year in Havana. Granted I was in need of some distraction, but I don't think that's all it was. I loved the history, the twists and turns, and the

two love stories

. When the book finished, I wasn't ready for it to be over and I am really glad that there are other connected stories to read. Now I just need to eat some ropa vieja.

Learned lots about Cuba, looked many things up, and a really enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Police brutality

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Torture

kaylamoran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this so much more than I thought I would.  It was beautifully written.  I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more of Chanel Cleeton's books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

carolinebrooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

tesseliza's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence