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This House is Not a Home

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

December 8, 2022 by donttrustthe_bea Leave a Comment

Mexican Gothic meets Crimson Peak is the way I would describe this novel, although some reviews have compared it to Rebecca, a book I have not read. Set during the years following the Mexican War of Independence, the story follows Beatriz, a young woman who has recently married into the wealthy Solórzano family after a whirlwind courtship from the heir patron of San Isidro, Rodolfo. Although she barely knows him, Beatriz agreed to marry him as a way to raise her status as a mixed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: #latinaauthors, Gothic Horror, horror, Isabel Cañas, magical realism

donttrustthe_bea's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: #latinaauthors, Gothic Horror, horror, Isabel Cañas, magical realism ·
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Corazon Rebelde

January 5, 2017 by Bea Pants 1 Comment

  I picked up Dreaming in Cuban from my TBR pile after a much needed break from a ton of true crime, murder mystery and horror novels. It’s a lovely little book about 3 generations of Cubans (mostly women) and their starkly different reactions to the Cuban revolution of 1959. It’s a bit of history, magical realism and the complicated relationships between mothers and their children all rolled into one. And while it’s not a standout example of either, Cristina Garcia’s writing is lyrical and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #cuban, #latinaauthors, cbr9

Bea Pants's CBR9 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #cuban, #latinaauthors, cbr9 ·
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