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Tried to read this for #BookedinTime, but I have to throw in the towel. The narrative is plodding and pedantic and the dialogue comes across as lectures by the characters. Life is too short —moving on.

I did enjoy this book and enjoyed learning about the Spanish Civil War and Children of Morelia - but I did find the book never fully drew me in. I do wonder, when English isn't the first language of a book, if reading it in it's original language would have a bigger impact. The book cover also bothers me a bit because it's a book about three siblings finding their way. I still enjoyed the read and my heart breaks for all who lived through this!

Our guy is learning to build a teepee at Cubs tonight and I'm spending this gorgeous evening by the water with a book while I wait. I'm enjoying it so far but it isn't really connecting emotionally for me. Hoping I can finish it tonight!

Trying to get a bit of outdoor reading time in before it starts to rain. I know little about the Spanish Civil War and the Children of Morelia. I expect this will be a hard read but I'm looling forward to learning about this part of history.

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This was a heartbreaking story of a young boy and his siblings on how they tried to survive without their parents during the Spanish Civil War. Though this is a fictional story, the author stated that it was inspired by true accounts. We learn about the children of Spain, the war in Spain, how Mexico got involved, and what happened after the war. Very sad stuff.

Better late then never:
#foodandlit #Spain @Catsandbooks @Texreader

Last night, my husband and I celebrated our first date anniversary at this awesome Spanish restaurant called Cafe Sevilla. We did their Journey through Spain menu. We tried different tapas, had sangria, had paella, and dessert. It was all yummy!

I am still reading my book for Spain. Fingers cross that I finish it this weekend.
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Presentation of a portion of history I knew little about & found quite interesting. Decent writing & a comfortably paced narrative with a lot of historical information. The characters were likable & the plight of the family was well-documented, but I had difficulty becoming emotionally invested or connected to the plot. I simply found myself underwhelmed. This was not a bad read by any means & certainly has merit, just not as powerful as I wanted.

Should I get the English or Spanish version I CANT DECIDE 😆😆😆

Updated: I ended up buying the English one. I figured I might not know Spanish enough to read an adult novel yet