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briannad4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
tanisha_112's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death of parent and War
achay91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Cancer and Torture
smartens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, Medical trauma, and Murder
mirroball's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Child death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, and Gaslighting
nebraskanwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kimveach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism
writingcaia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
A love story between an American young man with a Spanish mother that travels to Spain with his parents in 1957 during Franco’s dictatorship to do a deal regarding oil, and collaboration between the USA and Spain, and a Spanish girl working at his hotel. A girl hiding who she is, a girl with an older sister hiding more secrets and an optimist brother that wants to help his friend become a matador.
It is definitely a story of secrets, country secrets, shameful secrets, secrets that crave to be known, of people hiding who they are, who their family was, or not even knowing who you are and can be, a story of poverty and repression, of different fates and waiting.
Amazing characters, and the revelation of a secret Spain kept hidden until 2008 that happened since the beginning of the fascist government until the 80’s.
I cannot even explain how completely enveloping and atmospheric this book was while uncovering such harsh realities, impossible dreams, and love. I truly felt the Spain of the 50’s, the shame, the wretchedness, the huge gap between the Americans that there lived and supported Franco dictatorship.
As hard as the story is, it does give you hope, and I loved it. And, recommend it to all that love amazing historical fiction stories, or generally amazing tales that happens to be inspired by true events.
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Torture, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
serena_hien's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Excrement and Abandonment
hazel_t23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Death of parent