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A review by lostinfrance
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maritza Moulite, Maika Moulite
2.0
I have carried this book around for a couple years-- my interest piqued because the book took place in Haiti, but hesitant because I find books written by more than one author....blah.
This book was just all over the place....and not for me.
Daughter asked to leave private school, so goes to Haiti (her first time!) to rejoin her mother who is suffering from an illness...and decides to try to end the curse that has been on her family for centuries....and there is a boy (intern) at her job, corruption, scandal, her Dad...random death. My issues were this story was--- soooo convoluted. Never really understood the role of the woman that was the child maid- nor the history of the curse. They tried to have the story written in different formats- letters, emails, articles. It did not add to the story- but made it more difficult to understand. I was really disappointed and didn't like the end- it was just a big Ugh at the end. Such a time commitment and I still had questions....
Read if you enjoy Haiti and don't mind being a bit lost.
This book was just all over the place....and not for me.
Daughter asked to leave private school, so goes to Haiti (her first time!) to rejoin her mother who is suffering from an illness...and decides to try to end the curse that has been on her family for centuries....and there is a boy (intern) at her job, corruption, scandal, her Dad...random death. My issues were this story was--- soooo convoluted. Never really understood the role of the woman that was the child maid- nor the history of the curse. They tried to have the story written in different formats- letters, emails, articles. It did not add to the story- but made it more difficult to understand. I was really disappointed and didn't like the end- it was just a big Ugh at the end. Such a time commitment and I still had questions....
Read if you enjoy Haiti and don't mind being a bit lost.