A review by thatwhichmeowsalsohisses
The Taste of Sugar, by Marisel Vera

emotional informative sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

this book was rly sad tbh because it described the life of valentina, who marries a coffee farmer and we see how their livelihoods are affected by the imperialism of spain and america. it’s sad watching how little control they had over their own lives because of the unjust rule of other countries, and the poverty is drove them to. the subject matter of the book was really interesting and unique, and the only reason i gave it a 3.75 is because it a little slow and boring sometimes and the author also incorporates lots of spanish words which is really cool but hard to understand because it’s so many. really helps to practice ur vocab tho lol. i think this book wouldve been really hard to read at first if i hasn’t taken high school spanish. 
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