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“The earth has turned. The time is here. I am dying. Come and collect your inheritance.”

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

September 1, 2022 by narfna 2 Comments

I tell you what, I’ve really been putting off writing this review. I just don’t want to try and put words to the subconscious magic this book can work upon a reader. And also the literal magic that is in the book. (An old woman turns into a tree! Flowers grow out of people’s bodies!) I’m really not going to talk much about the plot here because it’s way better to be surprised, but I will say that the book starts out with all of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, ecuador, family saga, historical fiction, latinx author, magical realism, narfna, Zoraida Cordova

narfna's CBR14 Review No:145 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, ecuador, family saga, historical fiction, latinx author, magical realism, narfna, Zoraida Cordova ·
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Chocolate, Cross-dressing, Murder, and More!

The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes

January 24, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Puri and her husband Cristóbal are on their way to Ecuador, where Puri is to claim a chocolate plantation that has been left to her, when her husband is murdered by the assassin sent for her. Determined to avenge him, Puri assumes Cristóbal’s identity and goes to the plantation, where a trio of secret siblings is but the first of the surprises… I was immediately intrigued by this book, because I’d never read anything with such a plot. Yet despite the intricacy of the premise, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: 1920s, chocolate, ecuador, Fiction, historical, Lorena Hughes, mystery

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: 1920s, chocolate, ecuador, Fiction, historical, Lorena Hughes, mystery ·
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