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adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Fun and easy to read. Dashing women and a dashing man. A scoundrel. Character ingredients were right. Setting was romantic (in a heroic sense, though there was romance on the ship). Storyline was good enough to be rooting for the heroes. Villain was a huge louse - really hated him. Adequate tension. But it still fell a little short for me because there were just too many things going on and hinging on each other - Cuban politics, Great Depression, multiple fires, cat thief, etc. would’ve preferred a more simple set of parameters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism