297 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330352024
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 22 May 1998
Description
Reina and Constancia Agüero are Cuban sisters who have been estranged for thirty years. Reina – tall, darkly beautiful, and magnetically sexual – still lives in her homeland. Once a devoted daughter of la revolución, she now basks in the glow of h...
Community Reviews Summary of 96 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
mysterious 57%
adventurous 42%
challenging 42%
dark 28%
informative 28%
sad 28%
funny 14%
tense 14%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 37% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
MurderMinor
Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual content297 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780330352024
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 22 May 1998
Description
Reina and Constancia Agüero are Cuban sisters who have been estranged for thirty years. Reina – tall, darkly beautiful, and magnetically sexual – still lives in her homeland. Once a devoted daughter of la revolución, she now basks in the glow of h...
Community Reviews Summary of 96 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
mysterious 57%
adventurous 42%
challenging 42%
dark 28%
informative 28%
sad 28%
funny 14%
tense 14%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 37% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
MurderMinor
Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual content